E
CT1-1031-000
© CANON INC. 2009
PRINTED IN JAPAN
English Edition
This quick guide explains basic function settings
and how to shoot and playback images. You can
take this guide with you for shooting. For
detailed instructions, refer to the EOS REBEL
T1i/EOS 500D Instruction Manual.
Temperature
No Flash
50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 500 shots
Approx. 400 shots
Quick Start Guide
1
2
3
4
5
Insert the battery.
Attach the lens.
When attaching an EF-S lens,
align it with the white index on
the camera. For other lenses,
align it with the red index.
Set the lens focus
mode switch to <
f
>.
Open the cover
and insert a SD
card.
Set the Mode Dial to
<
1
> (Full Auto).
All the necessary camera
settings will be set automatically.
Focus the subject.
Aim the AF point over the subject
and press the shutter button
halfway to autofocus.
Take the picture.
Press the shutter button
completely to take the
picture.
View the image.
The captured image will be
displayed for about 2 sec. on
the LCD monitor.
Set the power switch
to <
1
>.
6
7
8
9
�
Battery Life
For EF lens
For EF-S lens
�
The
M
on the right of the function indicates that the function is
available only in Creative Zone modes (
d
,
s
,
f
,
a
,
8
).
Magnify
Index
y
u
y
u
B
Erase
Playback
x
L
Select image
S
Shooting information
Image Playback
<
M
>
button
LCD
monitor
<
S
>
Cross keys
<
0
> button
1. Press the <
M
> button to display the menu.
2. Press the <
U
> key to select the tab, then press the
<
V
> key to select the desired item.
3. Press <
0
> to display the setting.
4. After setting the item, press <
0
>.
Creative Zone
Modes
Preparation
Basic Zone Modes
Movie Shooting Mode
Menu Operations
Tab
Menu settings
Menu items
These screens apply when a Creative Zone mode is set.
In the Basic Zone modes and Movie shooting mode, certain tabs
and menu options will not be displayed.
1
Shooting 1
2
Shooting 2
3
Playback 1
4
Playback 2
5
Set-up 1
6
Set-up 2
Menu Settings
0
Quick Control Screen
�
With the shooting settings are
displayed, press <
0
>.
�
The Quick Control screen will
appear.
Shutter speed
Aperture
ISO speed
Highlight tone
priority
Shooting mode
Exposure
compensation/
AEB setting
Flash exposure
compensation
Picture Style
White balance
Metering mode
Image-recording
quality
AF mode
Drive mode
�
Press the <
S
> key to select the function, then turn the
<
6
> dial to set it.
�
In the Basic Zone modes, you can select certain drive modes
and the image-recording quality.
7
Set-up 3
k
Movie shooting mode
�
Select [
1
Quality
], then press <
0
>.
�
Press the <
U
> key to select the quality, then press <
0
>.
�
For <
S
> (Neutral) and <
U
> (Faithful), see the
camera’s instruction manual.
Image-recording Quality
Image-recording quality
Pixels
Possible shots
�
Press the <
A
> button.
�
Press the <
U
> key to select
the Picture Style, then press
<
0
>.
A
Picture Style
N
Description
Vivid colors and sharp images.
Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.
Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.
Black-and-white images.
Style
P
Standard
Q
Portrait
R
Landscape
V
Monochrome
