Canon EOS REBEL SL1 Page 1 Basic Instruction Manual Download

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This basic manual covers only the most basic operations.
For other features and more details, see the
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Basic Instruction Manual

Summary of Contents for EOS REBEL SL1

Page 1: ...This basic manual covers only the most basic operations For other features and more details see the Camera Instruction Manual pdf file in the CD ROM Basic Instruction Manual E...

Page 2: ...th the Camera While reading this manual take a few test shots and see how they come out You can then better understand the camera Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability After shooting play images...

Page 3: ...rly Also if you play back a movie on a card with a slow reading speed the movie may not play back properly If you want to shoot still photos while shooting a movie you will need an even faster card To...

Page 4: ...ord The Instruction Manuals and CD ROMs provided are listed on the next page If you purchased a Lens Kit check that the lenses are included Depending on the Lens Kit type lens instruction manuals may...

Page 5: ...al CD ROM are on page 102 EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk Software CD ROM Contains software such as image editing software and software instruction manuals in PDF format For more information and installatio...

Page 6: ...rd the back of the camera insert it into the card slot 3 Attach the lens p 32 Align the lens white or red index with the camera s index in the matching color 4 Set the lens focus mode switch to AF p 3...

Page 7: ...n halfway and the camera will focus the subject If necessary the built in flash will be raised automatically 8 Take the picture p 35 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture 9 Review th...

Page 8: ...pressing the M button and changing the setting M When shown on the upper right of a page it indicates that the function is available only in the Creative Zone modes p 18 p Reference page numbers for m...

Page 9: ...arted 21 Charging the Battery 22 Installing and Removing the Battery and Card 24 Turning on the Power 27 Setting the Date Time and Zone 29 Selecting the Interface Language 31 Attaching and Detaching a...

Page 10: ...Shooting Close ups 60 5 Shooting Moving Subjects 61 8 Special Scene Mode 62 C Shooting Children 63 P Shooting Food 64 x Shooting Candlelight Portraits 65 6 Shooting Night Portraits With a Tripod 66 F...

Page 11: ...wnloading Images to Your Computer 101 Viewing the Camera Instruction Manual CD ROM 102 Downloading Images to a Computer 104 Software Overview 106 Installing the Software 107 Software Instruction Manua...

Page 12: ...nearest Canon Service Center Do not touch the camera s electrical contacts with your fingers This is to prevent the contacts from corroding Corroded contacts can cause camera misoperation If the camer...

Page 13: ...ronic contacts with your fingers or anything metallic Do not affix any stickers etc on the card Do not store or use the card near anything having a strong magnetic field such as a TV set speakers or m...

Page 14: ...1 q C Audio video OUT Digital terminal Body cap p 32 Lens release button p 33 Grip Contacts p 13 Red eye reduction Self timer lamp Mirror Remote control sensor Hot shoe Flash sync contacts Microphone...

Page 15: ...vie shooting button p 74 88 A Hy AE lock FE lock button Index Reduce button p 95 96 S u AF point selection Magnify button p 96 DC cord hole B Info button p 42 76 90 94 M Menu button p 38 LCD monitor T...

Page 16: ...ine 8a Small 1 Normal b Small 2 Fine c Small 3 Fine 1 73 RAW Large Fine 1 RAW AF operation X One Shot AF 9 AI Focus AF Z AI Servo AF MF Manual Focus Picture Style Auto Lighting Optimizer Main Dial poi...

Page 17: ...FEB in progress y Flash exposure compensation Card full warning FuLL Card error warning Card No card warning Card Exposure level indicator Exposure compensation amount AEB range Red eye reduction lamp...

Page 18: ...igent Auto p 48 7 Flash Off p 53 C Creative Auto p 54 2 Portrait p 58 3 Landscape p 59 4 Close up p 60 5 Sports p 61 8 Special scene p 62 C Kids p 63 P Food p 64 x Candlelight p 65 6 Night Portrait p...

Page 19: ...lamp Full charge lamp IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS DANGER TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK CAREFULLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS For connection to a supply not in th...

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Page 21: ...ing the Strap Pass the end of the strap through the camera s strap mount eyelet from the bottom Then pass it through the strap s buckle as shown in the illustration Pull the strap to take up any slack...

Page 22: ...d insert the plug into a power outlet X Recharging starts automatically and the charge lamp lights up in orange X When the battery is fully recharged the full charge lamp will light up in green It tak...

Page 23: ...formance The battery charger can also be used in foreign countries The battery charger is compatible with a 100 V AC to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz power source If necessary attach a commercially available plug...

Page 24: ...lever as shown by the arrows and open the cover 2 Insert the battery Insert the end with the battery contacts Insert the battery until it locks in place 3 Insert the card As shown by the illustration...

Page 25: ...ch the provided protective cover p 22 to the battery 4 Remove the card Gently push in the card then let go to eject it Pull the card straight out 5 Close the cover Press the cover until it snaps shut...

Page 26: ...ge data card or camera Removing the card Removing the battery Shaking or banging the camera around If the card already contains recorded images the image number may not start from 0001 If a card relat...

Page 27: ...g sensor cleaning by pressing the shutter button halfway p 35 to stop the sensor cleaning and take a picture If you repeatedly turn the power switch 1 2 at a short interval the f icon may not be displ...

Page 28: ...Checking the Battery Level Temperature Room Temperature 23 C 73 F Low Temperatures 0 C 32 F No Flash 480 420 50 Flash Use 380 350 The number of possible shots will decrease with any of the following o...

Page 29: ...he correct date time 1 Display the menu screen Press the M button to display the menu screen 2 Under the 52 tab select Date Time Zone Press the Y Z keys to select the 52 tab Press the W X keys to sele...

Page 30: ...t in step 4 will advance by 1 hour If Y is set the daylight saving time will be canceled and the time will go back by 1 hour 6 Exit the setting Press the Y Z keys to select OK then press 0 X The date...

Page 31: ...er the 52 tab select LanguageK Press the Y Z keys to select the 52 tab Press the W X keys to select LanguageK then press 0 3 Set the desired language Press the S cross keys to select the language then...

Page 32: ...Turn the lens as shown by the arrow until it clicks in place 3 Set the lens focus mode switch to AF AF stands for autofocus If it is set to MF manual focus autofocus will not operate 4 Remove the fro...

Page 33: ...ectly through any lens Doing so may cause loss of vision When attaching or detaching a lens set the camera s power switch to 2 If the front part focusing ring of the lens rotates during autofocusing d...

Page 34: ...the shutter button 4 Press your arms and elbows lightly against the front of your body 5 To maintain a stable stance place one foot slightly ahead of the other 6 Press the camera against your face and...

Page 35: ...ovement during the moment of exposure is called camera shake It can cause blurred pictures To prevent camera shake note the following Hold and steady the camera as shown on the preceding page Press th...

Page 36: ...function X The selected function and Feature guide p 43 will appear Turn the 6 dial to change the setting 3 Take the picture Press the shutter button completely to take the picture X The captured imag...

Page 37: ...etting and return to the Quick Control screen Sample Quick Control Screen Function Setting Screen Shutter speed AF operation White balance Shooting mode p 18 Highlight tone priority Auto Lighting Opti...

Page 38: ...eys and 0 button on the back of the camera to operate the menus 3 Menu Operations S cross keys Tab Menu items Menu settings z Shooting LCD monitor 5 Set up 9 My Menu 0 button 3 Playback The menu tabs...

Page 39: ...e W X or Y Z keys to select the desired setting Some settings require you to press either the W X or Y Z keys to select it The current setting is indicated in blue 5 Set the desired setting Press 0 to...

Page 40: ...is nothing you need to keep If necessary transfer the images and data to a computer etc before formatting the card 1 Select Format card Under the 51 tab select Format card then press 0 2 Format the c...

Page 41: ...tting by selecting Cancel Even in this case normal formatting will be completed and you can use the card as usual When the card is formatted or data is erased only the file management information is c...

Page 42: ...screen as follows Display the shooting settings screen turn off the LCD monitor screen or display the camera settings screen Switching the LCD Monitor Display Shooting Settings Appears when you press...

Page 43: ...n It also displays a description when you select a function or option on the Quick Control screen The Feature guide turns off when you tap the description or proceed with the operation Shooting mode S...

Page 44: ...en operation is possible a frame will appear around the icon except on menu screens For example when you tap Q the Quick Control screen appears By tapping 2 you can return to the preceding screen Oper...

Page 45: ...gging your finger on the screen Selecting a menu tab or item after pressing the M button Setting a scale control Quick Control Setting functions during Live View shooting Setting functions during movi...

Page 46: ...Touch Control Cautions for Touch Screen Operations Since the LCD monitor is not pressure sensitive do not use any sharp objects such as your fingernail or a ballpoint pen for touch operations Do not...

Page 47: ...ll you do is point and shoot while the camera sets everything automatically p 71 Also to prevent botched pictures due to mistaken operations advanced shooting function settings cannot be changed Basic...

Page 48: ...sest object will be focused Aiming the center AF point over the subject will make focusing easier 3 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway and the lens focusing ring will rotate to focus X...

Page 49: ...d at all those AF points When the AF point covering the desired subject flashes take the picture The beeper continues to beep softly The focus confirmation light o does not light up It indicates that...

Page 50: ...and shoot When shooting flash photography if the subject is too close to the camera the picture may come out extremely bright overexposure In low light the built in flash fired a series of flashes Pre...

Page 51: ...k Focus lock is also possible in other Basic Zone modes except 5 C In the A mode if the subject moves distance to camera changes while or after you focus AI Servo AF will take effect to focus the subj...

Page 52: ...ear on the LCD monitor 2 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway to focus X When focus is achieved the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound 3 Take the picture Press the shutte...

Page 53: ...mera shake is prone to occur the viewfinder s shutter speed display will blink Hold the camera steady or use a tripod When using a zoom lens use the wide angle end to reduce blur caused by camera shak...

Page 54: ...for Creative Auto 1 Set the Mode Dial to C 2 Press the Q button 7 X The Quick Control screen will appear 3 Set the desired function Press the S cross keys to select the function X The selected functio...

Page 55: ...re both images will be displayed together The image without the effect is displayed on the left and the one with the effect will be on the right Registering your favorite shooting effects During the i...

Page 56: ...ustments may not be selectable indicated by If you use Live View shooting you can see how the image is blurred in front of and behind the point of focus While you turn the 6 dial Simulating blur will...

Page 57: ...imer 2 sec The picture is taken 2 seconds after you press the shutter button q Self timer Continuous Press the W X keys to set the number of multiple shots 2 to 10 to be taken with the self timer 10 s...

Page 58: ...er against an uncluttered dark background Use a telephoto lens If you have a zoom lens use the telephoto end to fill the frame with the subject from the waist up Move in closer if necessary Focus the...

Page 59: ...When using the wide angle end of a zoom lens objects near and far will be in focus better than at the telephoto end It also adds breadth to landscapes Shooting night scenes The 3 mode is also good fo...

Page 60: ...um focusing distance Some lenses have indications such as 40 25m 0 8ft on them The lens minimum focusing distance is measured from the V focal plane mark on the top of the camera to the subject If you...

Page 61: ...ue beeping softly If focus cannot be achieved the focus confirmation light o will blink The default setting is i Continuous shooting When you want to take the picture press the shutter button complete...

Page 62: ...S cross keys to select the desired shooting mode s icon Turn the 6 dial to select a shooting mode You can also select the shooting mode icon and press 0 to display a selection of shooting modes from...

Page 63: ...s confirmation light o will blink Shoot continuously The default setting is i Continuous shooting When you want to take the picture press the shutter button completely If you hold down the shutter but...

Page 64: ...tone Set it toward Cool tone if it looks too red Avoid using flash If you use flash the light may reflect off the dish or food and results in unnatural shadows By default b Flash off is set Try to pr...

Page 65: ...to occur the viewfinder s shutter speed display will blink Hold the camera steady or use a tripod When using a zoom lens use the wide angle end to reduce blur caused by camera shake even while handho...

Page 66: ...ically to obtain a good exposure of the subject It is recommended to play back the image after the shooting to check the image brightness If the subject looks dark move nearer and shoot again Also sho...

Page 67: ...ly and steadily In this mode four shots are aligned and merged into a single image However if there is significant misalignment in any of the four shots due to camera shake they may not align properly...

Page 68: ...caused by backlighting Hold the camera firmly While shooting hold the camera firmly and steadily In this mode three shots are aligned and merged into a single image However if there is significant mis...

Page 69: ...e end regardless of the lens zoom position If you have to set the flash coverage manually set it to the wide angle end Cautions for G HDR Backlight Control Note that the image may not be rendered with...

Page 70: ...Press the Q button 7 X The Quick Control screen will appear 3 Set the functions Press the S cross keys to select a function This step is not necessary in the 7 mode X The selected function and Featur...

Page 71: ...k Flash firing a Automatic firing o o o o D Flash on Fires at all times k k k k b Flash off k o k k o k o Ambience based shots k k k k k Light scene based shots k k k k Background blur p 56 k Color t...

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Page 73: ...the camera and shoot while viewing the LCD monitor camera shake can cause blurred images Using a tripod is recommended Remote Live View Shooting With EOS Utility provided software p 106 installed in...

Page 74: ...ly X The picture will be taken and the captured image is displayed on the LCD monitor X After the image review ends the camera will return to Live View shooting automatically Press the A button to exi...

Page 75: ...ill be smaller than with other shooting modes Do not point the camera toward an intense light source such as the sun on a sunny day or an intense artificial light source Doing so may damage the image...

Page 76: ...filters Battery check Picture Style Metering mode Highlight tone priority Exposure simulation Flash exposure compensation When g is displayed in white it indicates that the Live View image brightness...

Page 77: ...ile the Live View image is displayed you can also press the Q button to select the AF method on the Quick Control screen The camera detects and focuses human faces If a face moves the AF point p also...

Page 78: ...hieved the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound X If focus is not achieved the AF point will turn orange 4 Take the picture Check the focus and exposure then press the shutter button com...

Page 79: ...lection is set automatically Use the S cross keys to select a zone To return to the center zone press the L button again You can also tap the LCD monitor screen to select a zone When a zone is selecte...

Page 80: ...pletely to take the picture p 74 When the camera does not focus the desired target subject with automatic AF point selection switch the AF method to zone selection or FlexiZone Single and refocus Depe...

Page 81: ...the S cross keys to move the AF point to where you want to focus It cannot go to the edges of the picture To return the AF point to the center press the L button You can also tap the LCD monitor scre...

Page 82: ...y that AF point manual selection 1 Display the Live View image Press the A button X The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor The small boxes are the AF points 2 Select the AF point N Pressin...

Page 83: ...AF point that achieved focus will turn green and the Live View image will reappear X If focus is not achieved the AF point will turn orange and blink 4 Take the picture Check the focus and exposure t...

Page 84: ...ng the screen y Touch shutter Disable You can tap to select where you want to focus Press the shutter button completely to take the picture 3 Tap the screen to shoot Tap the face or subject on the scr...

Page 85: ...Shutter AE lock button is set to 1 AE lock AF or 3 AE AF no AE lock under 54 Custom Functions C Fn autofocusing does not take effect You can also set the touch shutter with A Touch shutter To take a b...

Page 86: ...the camera does not feel too hot prolonged contact with the same body part may cause skin redness blistering or low temperature contact burns The use of a tripod is recommended for people with circula...

Page 87: ...nabled by setting the power switch to k The movie recording format will be MOV For cards that can record movies see page 3 Full HD 1080 Full HD 1080 indicates compatibility with High Definition featur...

Page 88: ...will appear on the LCD monitor 2 Set any shooting mode except a 3 Focus the subject Before shooting a movie focus with AF or manual focus p 77 83 By default Movie Servo AF Enable is set so that the c...

Page 89: ...will be the same as in the d mode Settable menu functions will differ between Basic Zone modes and Creative Zone modes The ISO speed 100 6400 shutter speed and aperture are set automatically In Creat...

Page 90: ...perture Movie Servo AF Drive self timer Video snapshots Movie recording size Shutter speed Image recording quality AF method c u Tracking o FlexiZone Multi d FlexiZone Single Battery check Possible sh...

Page 91: ...HD recording quality The aspect ratio will be 16 9 B 1280x720 High Definition HD recording quality The aspect ratio will be 16 9 C 640x480 Standard definition recording quality The aspect ratio will...

Page 92: ...individually Movie files cannot play back consecutively automatically After the movie playback ends select the next movie to be played Movie Shooting Time Limit The maximum recording time of one movi...

Page 93: ...basic procedures to play back images and movies Images shot and saved with another device The camera may not be able to properly display images captured with a different camera edited with a computer...

Page 94: ...mages starting with the first oldest image press the Z key Each time you press the B button the display format will change 3 Exit the image playback Press the x button to exit the image playback and r...

Page 95: ...essing the Hy button will switch the display from 9 images to 36 images and then to 100 images Pressing the u button will switch the display from 100 images to 36 images to 9 images to 4 images and th...

Page 96: ...ication If you hold down the button the magnification will be reduced to the single image display 2 Scroll around the image Use the S cross keys to scroll around the magnified image To exit magnified...

Page 97: ...ge With index display also touch the LCD monitor with one finger You can browse to the next or previous screen by swiping your finger up or down Swipe up to see the next newer images or swipe down to...

Page 98: ...two fingers apart Touch the screen with two fingers together then spread your fingers apart on the screen As you spread your fingers the image will be magnified The image can be magnified up to 10x Y...

Page 99: ...thumbnail indicate a movie As movies cannot be played from the index display press 0 to switch to the single image display 3 In the single image display press W X The movie playback panel will appear...

Page 100: ...the movie 6 Next frame Each time you press 0 the movie will play frame by frame If you hold down 0 it will fast forward the movie 4 Last frame Displays the movie s last frame Background music Plays ba...

Page 101: ...n your computer download images from the camera to your computer gives an overview of the software in the EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD ROM and explains how to install the software on your computer It...

Page 102: ...ew the instruction manuals PDF files Adobe Reader 6 0 or higher must be installed in your computer Adobe Reader can be downloaded free from the Internet After installing Adobe Reader follow the proced...

Page 103: ...played will differ depending on your computer s operating system 4 Click your language 5 Click the instruction manual you want to read X The instruction manual will be displayed You can save the PDF f...

Page 104: ...your computer Use the interface cable provided with the camera Connect the cable to the camera s C terminal with the cable plug s D icon facing the front of the camera Connect the cord s plug to the c...

Page 105: ...rd reader 3 Use Canon software to download the images X Use Digital Photo Professional X Use ImageBrowser EX For details refer to the Software Instruction Manual p 108 Downloading Images with a Card R...

Page 106: ...it process and print RAW images You can also edit JPEG images while retaining the original images You can edit Picture Styles and create and save original Picture Style files This software is aimed at...

Page 107: ...oftware The software will not be installed correctly When downloading and installing ImageBrowser EX follow the steps below as with other EOS software included on the EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk Note th...

Page 108: ...ual folder 5 Copy the English folder to your computer Instruction Manual PDFs with the names below are copied Instruction manual for ImageBrowser EX ImageBrowser EX User Guide is included in the softw...

Page 109: ...ompliant video and or decoding MPEG 4 compliant video that was encoded only 1 for a personal and non commercial purpose or 2 by a video provider licensed under the AT T patents to provide MPEG 4 compl...

Page 110: ...prevent contact with other metallic objects or batteries This is to prevent a fire or an explosion If excessive heat smoke or fumes are emitted when recharging the battery immediately unplug the batte...

Page 111: ...lectrical shock follow the safeguards below Always insert the power plug all the way in Do not handle a power plug with wet hands When unplugging a power plug grasp and pull the plug instead of the co...

Page 112: ...not carry the camera around when it is attached to a tripod Doing so may cause injury Also make sure the tripod is sturdy enough to support the camera and lens Do not leave the product in a low tempe...

Page 113: ...mined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the sep...

Page 114: ...information on how to recycle this battery For CA USA only Included lithium battery contains Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate for details...

Page 115: ...115 MEMO...

Page 116: ...in this Instruction Manual are current as of October 2014 For information on the compatibility with any products introduced after this date contact any Canon Service Center For the latest version Ins...

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