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Part I

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Using the Rebel XSi/450D

Menu button

Display off sensor

Viewfinder

Dioptric adjustment

Focal plane mark

Display button (camera

setting/display on/off)

Aperture/Exposure compensation button

AE Lock/FE Lock/

Index/Reduce button

AF-point selection/
Magnify button

Playback button

Drive mode selection button

Picture style button

Erase button

Set button

AF (Autofocus) mode
selection button

Metering mode

selection button

Print share/WB

(White Balance) button

LCD display

1.3

Rebel XSi/450D rear camera controls

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Summary of Contents for 450D

Page 1: ...ffers full function features for exceptional creative control Internally Canon s 12 2 megapixel CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor sensor DIGIC III Image Processor and 14 bit analog to digital conversion deliver dependably vivid crisp images especially at the highest image quality settings Anatomy of the Rebel XSi 450D Many of the Rebel XSi 450D s controls are within a finger s reach for...

Page 2: ...e front camera controls from left to right include the following Shutter button This button sets focus initiates metering and expo sure calculation and fires the shut ter to make an exposure To set the focus for the image press the Shutter button halfway To make the picture press the Shutter but ton completely 4 Part I Using the Rebel XSi 450D Shutter button Red eye reduction Self timer lamp EF le...

Page 3: ...e the diaphragm is fully open The aper ture cannot be changed as long as the Depth of field preview button is depressed You can also preview depth of field when using the Live View function Lens release button Press and hold this button to disengage the lens from the lens mount by turning the lens to the right to remove it Top camera controls Controls on the top of the camera enable you to use you...

Page 4: ...g Menu tabs Shutter button Pressing the Shutter button halfway sets the point of sharpest focus at the selected AF point in manual AF point selection mode and it simul taneously sets the exposure based on the ISO and selected shooting mode Pressing the Shutter com pletely makes the exposure In any mode except Direct Printing you can also half press the Shutter but ton and dismiss camera menus and ...

Page 5: ... to the menu Or if you are in single image playback pressing this button cycles through the vari ous playback display modes to show shooting information and one or more histograms with an image preview You can also use this button when you re printing directly from the SD SDHC card to change the image between hori zontal and vertical orientations The LCD display is on by default when you turn the ...

Page 6: ... off Aperture Exposure compensation button AE Lock FE Lock Index Reduce button AF point selection Magnify button Playback button Drive mode selection button Picture style button Erase button Set button AF Autofocus mode selection button Metering mode selection button Print share WB White Balance button LCD display 1 3 Rebel XSi 450D rear camera controls ...

Page 7: ...cross key labeled as AF to choose among three autofocus modes One shot for still subjects AI Focus for subjects that may start to move or move unpredictably such as kids and wildlife or AI Servo which tracks focus of mov ing subjects During image play back press this button to move to the next image Metering mode selection Press the up cross key to choose a metering mode that determines how much o...

Page 8: ...Shutter button from up to 2 feet away Digital terminal The Digital ter minal together with a USB cable provided in the box can be used to connect the camera to a com puter to download images to shoot with the camera connected to the computer or to connect to a compatible printer to print images from the SD SDHC card The LCD With the XSi 450D the 3 inch LCD not only displays captured images camera ...

Page 9: ...n the AF points are highlighted as you rotate the Main dial If the camera automat ically selects an AF point the selected point displays in red on the focusing screen when you press the Shutter button halfway down Chapter 1 Exploring and Setting Up the Rebel XSi 450D 11 WB B W ISO Aperture AE Lock AEB in progress Focus confirmation light Maximum burst ISO speed Monochrome shooting Exposure level i...

Page 10: ... image in the viewfinder is sharp Lens controls All Canon lenses provide both automatic and manual focusing functionality via the AF MF Autofocus Manual Focus switch on the side of the lens If you choose MF the XSi 450D provides focus assist shown in the viewfinder to confirm sharp focus When sharp focus is achieved the Focus confirmation light in the viewfinder burns steadily and the camera emits...

Page 11: ...g up the Rebel XSi 450D is the first step in getting pictures from the camera that you ll treasure for years to come Although this chapter offers important pointers on setting up your camera ultimately the best way to get great pictures from the Rebel XSi 450D is to use the settings and evaluate the images Unlike paying for film and prints the pictures that you take with the Rebel XSi 450D are at ...

Page 12: ...t and resolution the Picture Style chosen on the camera and the image itself different images compress differently You insert the card into the card slot on the camera with the front of the card facing the back of the camera When you buy a new card always format it in the camera and never on your computer However be sure that you off load all images to the computer before you format the card becau...

Page 13: ... to your computer s hard drive To set the date and time on your XSi 450D follow these steps 1 Press the Menu button and then turn the Main dial to select the Setup 2 yellow menu tab 2 Press the down cross key to select Date Time and then press the Set button The Date Time screen appears 3 Press the Set button The month field is activated 4 Press the up or down cross key to change the Month field a...

Page 14: ...oting The JPEG quality options on the XSi 450D are shown with two icons that indicate the compression level of the files and the recording size A solid quarter circle icon indicates a low compression level A jagged quarter circle icon indicates a higher com pression level High compression levels reduce the file size more than low compres sion levels so that you can store more images on the SD SDHC...

Page 15: ... to 100 percent in an image editing program on the computer To get the highest quality images use the lowest compression and the highest quality settings If space on the card is tight then use the next lower setting If you use lower qual ity settings and high compression beware that the image quality diminishes accord ingly Also when you shoot JPEG images the camera s internal software processes o...

Page 16: ...nd on the shooting mode you choose In Basic Zone shooting modes such as Portrait Landscape and so on the camera automatically sets the file format to JPEG but you can set image size and compression level In Basic Zone modes you can t select the RAW format In Creative Zone modes P Tv Av M and A DEP you can select any of the JPEG options as well as RAW or RAW JPEG To set the image quality in both Ba...

Page 17: ...inue continuous numbering insert only formatted empty SD SDHC cards into the camera With unique filenames managing and organizing images on the com puter are easy because up to image number 9999 you don t have to worry about having images with the filename on your computer Auto reset With this option file numbering restarts at 0001 each time you insert a different SD SDHC card If the SD SDHC card ...

Page 18: ...ow these steps 1 Press the Menu button and then turn the Main dial to select the Setup 1 yellow menu 2 Press the down cross key to select File numbering and then press the Set button Three file numbering options Continuous Auto reset and Manual reset appear with the current setting highlighted 3 Press the down cross key to select the file numbering option you want and then press the Set button The...

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