Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D
Digital Field Guide
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AE lock/FE lock/Index/Reduce button.
Pressing the Shutter button halfway,
and then pressing this button enables you to lock the exposure on the point in
the scene. Then you can focus on another part of the scene. If you’re using the
built-in fl ash, pressing this button locks the fl ash exposure in the same way.
During image playback, you can press this button to display multiple images as
an index, or to reduce the size of an enlarged LCD image during image playback.
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AF point selection/Magnify button.
Press this button to activate the AF points
displayed in the viewfi nder. As you hold the button and turn the Main dial, you
can select one AF point, or you can select all of the AF points to have the camera
automatically select the AF point or points used to focus. During image play-
back, you can press this button to enlarge the image preview to check focus.
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Speaker.
Plays the audio recorded when you shoot a movie clip. You can adjust
the speaker volume by turning the Main dial.
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Access lamp.
Lights when images are being written to the media card. Do not
open the media card door or turn off the camera when this lamp is lit.
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Erase button.
During image playback, press this button to delete the currently
displayed image. Or you can press the left or right cross key to move to another
picture to delete.
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Playback button.
Press this button to display the last image captured on the
LCD. In single-image Playback, the display includes an overlay of shooting infor-
mation on the preview image. Pressing the Index/Reduce button on the top-right
back of the camera during playback displays a grid of 2
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2 or 3
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3 images that
you can scroll through using the Main dial. Press the AF point Selection/Magnify
button once or twice to return to single-image display.
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Quick Control/Direct print button.
Press this button to display the Quick
Control screen on the LCD. From the Quick Control screen, you can change
exposure and other camera settings. During printing, press this button to trans-
fer all or selected images from the SD card to your computer when the camera
is connected to a compatible printer.
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The LCD monitor.
The LCD monitor displays the camera settings, camera
menus, image previews, and the Quick Control Screen.
The four buttons grouped around the Set button are collectively referred to as cross
keys. The functionality of the keys or buttons changes depending on whether you’re
playing back images, navigating camera menus, or changing exposure settings.
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