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Chapter 1: Exploring Your Canon EOS Rebel SL1/100D
flash photography famous. When not used in conjunction with flash pho-
tography, this button flashes when you enable the self-timer. The lamp
flashes quicker just before the shutter is released.
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Lens-release button:
Press this button when releasing a lens from the
camera. I show you how to attach and remove lenses in the upcoming
sections, “Attaching a Lens” and “Removing a Lens.”
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Depth of Field preview button:
Press this button to preview the
depth of
field
(the amount of the image in front of and behind your subject that’s
in apparent focus) at the current f-stop.
Exploring the bottom of the camera
The underside of your camera (see Figure 1-4) has one door and one female
thread socket.
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Tripod socket:
This socket will accept a 3/8"-headed tripod.
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Battery/SD card compartment:
A memory card and a battery live in this
compartment.
Figure 1-4:
The bottom of the camera is not barren.
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