Canon Rebel T2i Quick Sheet
Joe Dull
Setting up:
You’ll need an SD card, class 6 or higher to record onto. The card goes in
the “Card Open” slot on the right side of the camera. The camera battery
slides in the bottom of the camera.
Set the camera to the “Movie” setting (the dial on top of the camera, the setting
that looks like an old style movie camera on a tripod), and turn the camera on (the
switch next to that dial).
After removing the front lens cap, you can attach the lens hood (if it’s not already attached) by
pressing and holding in the two buttons on the side of the hood, then fitting it to the lens.
Release the buttons, and the hood should hold in place.
For focusing the camera, set the “AF/MF” switch (located on the lens
itself) to “MF” for Manual Focus. On the lens, the zoom is the largest ring
around the lens, and the focus ring is closest to the glass at the end of the
lens.
Just below that is the image stabilizer, which can be set to “ON” to make your images less shaky
and more fluid. Side note from Scott M. on this: You should turn it off if you want to track a
shot later for visual effects. If you need stabilization, you can add that in post-‐production, too.
The “Menu” Settings:
To set the exposure and other settings, press the “Menu” button (on the upper
left of the back of the camera). The menu will show up on the LCD display.
The first menu is the “Movie 1” menu, To make a change to any of these setting, use the up and
down arrows on the back of the camera, then press “Set” to make a change. Make sure the
“Move Rec. Size” is set to 1920x1080 at 24 fps in this menu (you can also set it to 30fps from
the same menu).
The Second menu (which you can get to by pressing the Right Arrow button) is the “Movie 2”
menu. You can set “Movie Exposure” to Manual or Auto. You should select Manual so you can
control the exposure. Opinions may differ on this next setting, but I suggest setting “Sound
