Canon 600D Basic Manual Download

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SET the ISO

ISO – refers to the brightness sensitivity of the camera, it’s a bit like gain. The

higher the ISO number the less light you need for correct exposure, the lower

the ISO the more light you need.

The standard setting for the Cannon 600D is 400 ISO. If you go to 800 ISO it

requires half as much light for the same exposure – so the equivalent of

adding 3db’s of gain. High ISO’s (like gain) will result in more nose and grain

and as a rule try not to set the ISO higher then 1600. The camera will go up to

6400 ISO, but this should only be used in extreme circumstances in very low

light. On sunny days set the ISO to 100.

ISO is set by pushing the ISO button and scrolling the adjacent thumb wheel –

the screen on the back of the camera will show you what the ISO is set too.

Don’t use ‘Auto’ ISO mode.

Summary of Contents for 600D

Page 1: ...Canon 600D DSLR Basic Guide Insert the SD Card under the flap on the side Turn the mode dial to movie mode and power on the camera Switch the Lens to Manual Focus ...

Page 2: ...ra body The lens should click into place when you turn it clock wise To remove the lens push the button on the front Set the Exposure First put the camera in Manuel Exposure mode Push the Menu Button first then use the arrow keys to navigate to the first menu tab Use the Set button to select manual ...

Page 5: ...ow SET the WHITE BALANCE Push the Q key next to AV the use the arrow and select keys below to select the white balance symbol on the screen It may be currently defaulted to AWB rather then the bow tie symbol You may need to press the INFO button to see all the icons on the screen It should open this menu ...

Page 7: ...era can be used to record audio the sound quality and the metering isn t great its best to record separate sound on a Zoom or Merantz recorder and sync in post Go filming The record button is on the back of the camera push once to start and again to stop ...