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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 

 

 

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 3: ...uch 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 t...

Page 4: ...sh the INFO button next to the menu to add the icons to the display It s better to set the ISO to 400 and use the F stop IRIS setting to get the correct brightness for your shot SET the SHUTTER SPEED The Standard shutter speed should be 1 50 of a sec for shooting at 25fps Higher shutter speeds will result in darker images and more motion judder and strobing To set the shutter speed use the thumb w...

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 6: ... key on the back of the camera and navigate to this menu This menu will allow you to select the photo you took of the white paper and will now set the white balance For most situations the pre set white balances are fine only use the full manual white balance if your unhappy with the colours LAST MENU CHECKS Go into the menu and format the SD card making sure you have backed up any important work ...

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 ...

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