Chapter 1
Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D
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Using the Display button
In image playback mode, you can use the Display button to sequence through differ-
ent displays in Playback mode. In Single-image playback mode, press the Display but-
ton once to display basic shooting information overlaid on the image preview. Press it
again to display shooting information, a small image preview, and the image bright-
ness histogram. Press it once more to display abbreviated shooting information with
the RGB and brightness histograms. Or press the Display button again to return to
single-image review with minimal shooting information displayed. You can use the
cross keys to move forward and backward through pictures in this display.
Displaying images on a TV
Viewing images stored on the media card on a TV is a convenient way to review
images at a large size, particularly when traveling. The video cable to connect the cam-
era to a non-HD TV is included in the T2i/550D box. If you want to view images on an
HD TV, you need to buy an HDMI Cable HTC-100. Before connecting the camera
to the TV, you need to set the video system format using the Setup 2 menu on the
camera. The following instructions are for both HD (Hi-Defi nition) and non-HD TVs.
1.
Press the Menu button, and then turn the Main dial to select the Set-up 2
menu.
2.
Press the down key to select Video system, and then press the Set button.
The camera displays the NTSC and PAL options.
NOTE
NTSC is the analog television system in use in the United States, Canada,
Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Mexico, and some other countries, mostly
in the Americas. PAL is a color encoding system used in TV systems in parts of South
America, Africa, Europe, and other countries.
3.
Highlight the system you want, and then press the Set button.
4.
Turn off the TV and the camera.
5.
Attach the AV cable or the HDMI cable to the terminals detailed below.
You
cannot use the camera’s Video Out and HDMI Out terminals simultaneously.
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For a non-HD TV. Attach the AV cable to the camera’s A/V Out/Digital termi-
nal, and then connect the other end of the video cable to the TV set’s Video
In terminal and to the audio In terminal.
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