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Part I: Getting Started
Figure 1-3:
The front of the camera is an ergonomic wonder.
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EF-S mount index:
Your camera also accepts Canon EF-S lenses, which
are specifically engineered for cameras with a cropped frame sensor (a
sensor smaller than the frame of 35mm film). The EF-S mount index is
white and is used when aligning EF-S lenses to the camera when mount-
ing them.
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Flash button:
Use this button to pop the on-camera flash into the
upright and locked position. I show you how to flash your subjects in
Chapter 7.
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Red-Eye Reduction/Self-timer lamp:
When you enable the Red-Eye
Reduction menu option, this lamp sends out a preflash (before you
actually take the picture) to help reduce red-eye, the disease that made
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