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Chapter 1: Exploring Your Canon EOS Rebel SL1/100D
Working with SD cards
Your camera uses SD (Secure Digital) cards to store the pictures you take.
Note that your camera does not come with a memory card. If your friendly
camera salesman did not sell you one, you’ll have to purchase a card before
using the camera. I recommend starting with a 16 GB card. An
SD Card
is an
electrical device similar to a flash drive. You insert a new SD card when you
begin shooting and remove the card when it’s full.
To insert an SD card
1. Open the battery/SD card
compartment cover on the
bottom of the camera. (Refer
to Figure 1-4.)
To open the cover, push the
latch toward the front of the
camera. I find it’s easier to
change cards with the back of
the camera facing me.
2. Insert the card in the slot.
As shown in Figure 1-14, the
card label should face you,
and the end with the contacts
should face the front of the
camera.
3. Gently push the card into the
slot — and I do mean gently.
Never force a card because
you could damage the contacts
in the camera and the card.
The card slides easily into the
camera when aligned properly.
4. Close the battery/SD card
compartment cover.
You’re ready to shoot up a storm.
When you see a note in the viewfinder that your SD card is full, remove it
from the camera and insert a new one. To remove an SD card
1. Turn the camera power switch to Off.
2. Open the battery/SD card compartment cover by pushing the latch
toward the front of the camera.
Figure 1-14:
Insert a SD card like this.
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