Viewfinder display
On the Rebel XSi/450D, the optical, high
magnification viewfinder displays approxi-
mately 95 percent of the scene that the sen-
sor captures. In addition, the viewfinder
displays the AF points, a four-percent Spot
metering circle that is etched into the center
of the viewfinder, as well as information at
the bottom that displays the shutter speed
and aperture settings, the Exposure Level
meter, space remaining on the card, the
current image number, a focus confirmation
light, and other settings depending on the
functions in use.
AF points are etched in the focusing screen.
When you manually select AF points by
pressing the AF-point selection/Magnify but-
ton, the AF points are highlighted as you
rotate the Main dial. If the camera automat-
ically selects an AF point, the selected point
displays in red on the focusing screen when
you press the Shutter button halfway down.
Chapter 1
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Exploring and Setting Up the Rebel XSi/450D
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B/W
ISO
Aperture
AE Lock/
AEB in-progress
Focus
confirmation
light
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Maximum burst
ISO speed
Monochrome shooting
Exposure level indicator
Exposure compensation amount
AEB range
Red-eye reduction lamp-on
indicator
Spot metering circle
Focusing screen
AF-point display indicator
AF points
White balance
correction
Flash-ready
Improper FE lock
warning
High-speed sync
(FP flash)
FE Lock/
FEB in-progress
Flash exposure
compensation
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Shutter speed
FE (FE) Lock
Busy (buSY)
Built-in flash recycling ( buSY)
Card full warning (FuLL)
Card error warning (Err)
No card warning (Card)
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