Chapter 1
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Exploring and Setting Up the EOS Rebel XS/1000D
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down cross key to select Shoot
w/o card. Press the Set button,
press the down cross key to
select Off , and press the Set but-
ton again.
Setting the date and
time
Setting the date and time on the Rebel
XS/1000D ensures that the data that travels
with each image fi le has the correct date
and time stamp. This data is stored with the
image as metadata. Metadata is a collection
of all of the information about an image,
including the fi lename, date created, size,
resolution, color mode, camera make and
model, exposure time, ISO, f-stop, shutter
speed, lens data, and white balance setting.
EXIF, used interchangeably with the term
metadata, is a particular form of metadata.
It is very helpful to have the date and time
information for the image when you want to
organize your image collection. In fact, the
XS/1000D’s Direct Image Transfer function
stores images in dated folders when you
download them to your computer’s hard
drive.
To set the date and time on your XS/1000D,
follow these steps:
1.
Press the Menu button, and then
turn the Main dial to select the
Set-up 2 (yellow) menu tab.
2.
Press the down cross key to
select Date/Time, and then press
the Set button.
The Date/Time
screen appears.
3.
Press the Set button.
The month
fi eld is activated.
4.
Press the up or down cross keys
to change the Month fi eld, and
then press the Set button.
never on your computer. However, be sure
that you off -load all images to the computer
before you format the card because format-
ting erases images. Formatting a media card
in the camera also sets the data structure on
the card for the Rebel XS/1000D.
To format a card in the camera, be sure that
you’ve downloaded all images to your com-
puter fi rst. Then follow these steps:
1.
Press the Menu button, and then
turn the Main dial to select the
Set-up 1 (yellow) menu.
2.
Press the down cross key to
select Format, and then press the
Set button.
The Format screen
appears, asking you to confi rm that
you want to format the card and
lose all images on the card.
3.
Press the right cross key to select
OK.
4.
Press the Set button.
The camera
formats the card, and then displays
the Set-up 1 (yellow) menu. Lightly
press the Shutter button to return
to shooting.
It is generally a good idea to format media
cards every few weeks. If you’ve used a
media card in another camera, be sure to
format it in the XS/1000D to ensure that
proper data structure is set, and to clean up
the card.
It is possible to take pictures
when no memory card is in the
camera, which is useful when
you’re capturing Dust Delete
Data. Otherwise, this option can
cause you to lose images when
you mistakenly think that an
SD/SDHC card is in the camera.
You can turn off the option to
shoot without a card. Just press
the Menu button, turn the Main
dial to select the Shooting 1
(red) menu, and then press the
