Canon EOS Rebel T2 User manual

Canon
eos
3008 /300Eloo*
MODED'EMPLOI
MANUAL
DEINSTRUCCIONES

w
3008t
/300Bloo*

Thank
you
for
purchasing
aCanon
product.
TheEOSREBELT2 (DATE) / 300X(DATE)
isaverycompactautolocus,
single-
lens
reflex
camera ltcanbeusedforawidevariety
ofsubj*ls andsituations
with
fullyautomaticandusetrcontrolledshooting
modes
ReadthisInstructionmanualandtamiliarise
yourself
withyournewcamera
betore
taking
pictures
Alsoread
"Handling
Cautions"
onpage 4 toprevent
camera
malfunction
and
damage.
Before Using Your Camera
. Beforeshmtinganimportantevent,besure
totaketestshotsto make
sure
thecameraoperates
properly-
. EOScamerashavea lensmountfordedicated
operation
(autofocusing,
exposurecontrol,etc.)
withCanonEFlenses Usinga non-CanonEFlens
withan EOScameramaynotresultin proper
cameraorlensoperation
Notethatthewarrantydoesnotcoveranycamera
malfunctionordamage
ccurring withtheuseof non-Canmproducts
Conventions Used in this Instruction manual
. The<&> iconindicatestheMainDial
. AlloDeration
or@edures
described
inthisbooklet
assumethattheMode
Dialissettoamode
except
<€XD> Before
proceeding
withanyoperation,
besurethatthe Mode
Dialissetto a shooting
mode
. Reference
pagenumbersareindicaledby (p"-)
. The* symbol
indicatesthatlhe respective
leaturecanbeusedonlyin
Creative
Zonemodes
(P, Tv , Av , M, A.DEP)
. Thecameracontroliconsandmarkingsusedinthisbookletcorrespond
to
theactualicons
andmarkingstoundonthecamera
. The(64) and(06) icons
indicate
thatthe respective
tunction
remains
in
eftect
for4 and6sec respectivelyafterthebutton
isreleased

Contents
ConventionsUsedinthis
lnstruction
manual
....................... 2
Handling
Cautions
... ..4
Nomenclature.... ........
...6
Installing
theBatteries.. .................
.......
11
CheckingtheBatteryLevel .......................
......12
Mounting
andDetaching
a Lens................. ......13
Howthe
ShutterButton
Works..... .. ...........14
@Loading
andUnloadingFilm. ... .......15
OsMidroll
Rewind........... ...........
. .....16
SinceeveMhing isautomatic,
altyoudo is press theshutter
button.
Youcansetthedesired
shutter
speed
or aperturevalueto
obtaintheexposure
youwanl.Youtakecontrol
ofthecamera.
Symbols
1) The
Caution
symbolalerts
you
to
actions
to
prevent
shooting
-- proDtems.
fl rn" ruot"
"vrbol gives
supplemenlalinformation
3

Handling
Gautions
CameraCareand Storage
. Thecamera
isa precision
instrumentDonotdropitorsubject
itto physical
SNOCK
. Thecamera
isnotwaterDroof
andshouldnotbe usedinwetconditionsor
underuater lf thecamera
gets
wet,
take
it
toyour
nearest
Canon
dealerassoon
as possible Itsmall amountsofwatersplashontothecamera,
wipeitwitha
cleandrycloth lfthecameraisexposedtosalty air,wipeitthoroughly
witha
slightlydampcloth
. Donotleavethecamerain places
prone
toexcessiveheatsuch
as inacaron
asunnyday Excessiveheat
cancausethecamerato malfunction
. The€mera conlains
precision
electroniccircuitry Neverattempt
to
disassemblethecamera
. Use
onlya blowerbrushto blowawayanydustonthe lens, eyepiece,
mirror,
focusingscreen,filmcompartment,
etc Donot cleanthecamera
bodyor lens
withanycleaner containingan organicsolvent Forstubborn
dirt,consult
your
nearestCanonSeruiceCentre
. Theshutter
curtains
areextremelythin Useonlya blowertocleanthem Be
caretulnotto blowairtooforcefully
ontheshutter
curtainsTheshuttercurtains
canbeeasily deformedordamagedAlso,whenloadingandunloading
film,be
carefulnottolouchtheshutter
curtains
. Donot
touch
theelectrical
contactswithyour
fingers Otherwise corrosion
may
develop
onthecontacts,resultingin improper cameraoperation
. lfthecamera
isnottobeused foranextended
period,
removethebatteryStore
lhecamera
in
awell-ventilated, cool,
dry
place Duringthestorage
period,press
lhe shutterbunontorelease theshuttera fewtimesonceina while
. Avoidstoringthecameraina labouratory,cabinet,etc, where
corrosive
chemicalsarepresent
. lfthecamera
hasnotbeenusedfora prolongedperiod
orifyouwillusethe
cameraforanimportant event,checktheoperationofallthecamera
conlrolsor
takethecamera toyournearesl
CanonServiceCentre
LCD Displays
Bytheir
nature,
LCDdisplaysreactmore
slowlyatlowtemperatures,
and may
appeardarkat hightemperatures Thedisplay
willreturntonormalal room
temoerature

Batteries
. Beforeinstallingthebatteries,wipethebatterycontacts
to removeany
fingerprintsandsmudges Thisisto prevent
faultyconnections
andcorrosion
. Never
disssemble orrecharge
lhebatteries-
Also,never
storeabattery
inhigh-
temperature
places
orshort
circuit
thebatterycontactsortossa batteryintoa
tire
. Althoughihebaiteries
work
well
evenatlowtemperatures, battery
pedormance
maydeclineslightlyatfreezing
temperaturesInsucha case, keepspare
batteries
warmina pocket,
etc ,anduseandwarmthe batteriesalternatelv
How Low Battery Levels Aflect Camera Operation
OntheLCD
panel,
if
the
<X>
iconblinksor
itis
notdisplayed,
aproper exposure
canstill beobtained
aslongastheshutter
releases However,
whenthebattery
levelislow,filmadvanceandautorewind
might
stopmidway ornotworkat all
and<0> iconmayblinkonthe LCDpanel Afterthe batteries
arereplacddwith
newones, filmadvance willbe possible
and
filmrewind
can resumebypressing
the<O::> button
Lens Electrical Contacts
Atterdetachingthelensfrom
thecamera,
puton
thelens
capsor
put
down
the
lenswith
the
rearend
upto avoidscratchingthelenssurfaceand
electricalcontacts
l\ Safety Precautions
'1
Donotlookdirectlyalthesunoranyotherstronglightsourcethroughthislens
orthrougha camera
with
thelens attachedasthiscould
causedamaged
eyesight Takeparticular
carenotto lookdirectlyat thesunthroughthelens
aloneasthiscancause
blindness
2 Donotleavethelens
oran
SLRcamera
withthelensmounted
indirectsunlight
withthelenscapremovedThisistoprevent
thelens
from
magnifyingthesun's
ravs.whichcouldcause
fire

Nomenclature
. Reference page numbers are indicated by (p tt)
Built-inllash
/ -
AF-asist beam
\p aa/19)
Red-eye
reductionlamp
(p22)
Flash-sync contad
<t> Flash
button
(p43)
<+> Film plane mark
<EJJ/Ui>
Film
advancemode
/Sell-
timer/*Remole
conrol bunon
(p.32y
23t24)
l,,,lodeDial
(p 10)
<dA> NrainDial
Shutterbullon
(p 14)
*Bemole
control
sensor/ Self-timer/
'Remoleconfol
lamp Ip 24/23/24)
Grip/ Banery
compafmenl
(p
1
1)
Skap mount
(p7)
Remoteconrol
terminal"
HoodEW-60C
(optional)
mounl
58mmfilter
thread Lensreleasebunon
(p 13)
Depth-of
-lield
preview
button
(p 42)
Lensmount
index
Focus mode switch (p 13)
Zooming ring
Focusing
ring
(p31)
Body€p (p13) . DATE fiilodel onlv
*' For Remte Swjich RS@E3 (sld separately)

VieMindereyepie@
Eyecup
(p26)
<AF> AF mode/SET bufron (p 2€1126))
<Av
E>Apeture sevExpclre
@mpensron Duf,on
(p.3//39)
<lt> AEloc{dFElock
button
(p41/46)
<@> AFpoint
seleclion button
(p29)
AFpoint seledion
kEys
(p.29)
<FUNC.>Function
button
(p22,25,26,
40,42, 43,44,47J
<O:t> tvlidroll
rewind buton
(p 16)
Guidehole
Back cover companmenl @vel
lever (p 11)
Balt?iy
compartmentcover
Attaching the Strap
Pass
theendofthestrap throughthe camera'sstrap
mountfromthebottom.Thenpassitthroughthestrap's
buckleasshownintheillustration.PullthestraD
tomake
sureitdoesnotslipoutofthebuckle.
.Theeyepiececoverisalsoattached
tothestrap (p24)
Filmchek
Back
reEase
lever
(p
15)

Nomenclature
LCDPanel
DATE
Mode|
Shootingmode
rmn
Batterylevelruk -J
R -R,
_.R,_
r ,P, .u.
<@>Filmmrk -
Film
advil@ rtode
<E>SirEleflm
<
EII>Continuous
stwltno
<$bSelf-tin€r/
Remotemtrol
Non-DATE Mode|
<lIB> Manualfocus
he
lSOfilm
speed
Red€ye redrction
Beeper
Safety
rele6e lck
Multiple
epsurs
AEB
CustomFunction
Custm Funclim imn
. Pressingthe<+> buttonilluminates
the LCDpanel
. Theactualdisplaywillshowonlythe
applicable
items

Viewfinder Information
AF
poinrs(4
Superirposeddisplay
<J(>AE lock/FElck
AEBinprogrs
<t> Flreh+mdv -
lrproper FElock
wamng
<
H> .HiqtFseed svrc
(FFnadh)
Shutter
sped
FEl@k
Fmusingscreen
<a> Focs @nlirmation
light
Aperturevalue
Removetheeyecup,
thenslidethedioptric
ad.iustment
leverleft
or right untiltheAF
points
inthevieMinderlook
sharp
' \ /ithan Ex-seris Speedite
E
tr E[1
E

Nomenclature
Mode
Dial
Thedialisdivided
intotwozones
@ff)oFF r
ruttluto "**f
oBasic Zone
Fullyautomatic
modewherethe
camera
takescareol eveMhing.
O :FullAuto (p.18)
Basically,
all
youdois point
and
shoot
lmagezone (p20)
Fully
automatic
modes
fora
particular
subiect
lD : Portrait
I :Landscape
$ :Close-up
t\ :Sports
E : NightPortrait
El : Flashoff
@ Creative
zone
Semi-automatic
andmanual
modesenable
You
totakecontrol
ofthecameE toobtain
the
desired
result.
P : Program
AE (P 33)
Tv :ShuttetrPriority
AE
(p3s)
Av :Aperture-Priority
AE
(p 36)
M : Manual
exposure
(P.37)
A'DEP:Automatic
Depth-of-field
AE (P.38)
@ (El :oFF

WPelqre
Yqg
s!e{
lnstalling
the
Batteries
w
* Batteries
aremt included
inmra bodyonly(mt kit)$ld inl',lonhAreri€ Obtain
batteries
separately
Thecamera
usestwoCR2 lithium
batteries
,l Openthe battery compartrEnt cover.
S . Slidetherelease
leverin
thedirection
shown
bythearrowin
thediagram,
and
oDen
thecover
a Install the batteries.
.G.. Makesure
thebatterycontacts
(+ and
-)
are
properly
oriented
asshown
. Donot
mixoldandnew
battenes
I Clasethe battery compartrnent cover,
.t . Pressthe
coveruntilit
snaDsshut.
. Thedateandtime

Checkingthe Battery Level
Check
th9qg!9l49y9!g[er replacing
llqqafleries andbeloreusingthecamelqi
Turn the Mode Dial to a shooting mode.
. Thecamera
will
thenturnonandtheLCDpanel
willdisplay oneofthefollowing
batterylevel
mark:
E] : Battery
leveloK
R : Thebattery
levelislow Keepspare
u batteries
hindy.
I R 1. : Thebatteries willsoonbecompletely
, E. exhausted.
R : Replace
thebatteries
(With
24-ex rolls)
Thebattery
batteries
Temperature 0% FlashUse 50%Flash
Use I00%Flash
Use
Ar
20'C 54rolls 23rolls 16rolls
At-
1
0"c 35rolls 16rolls I1rolls
. Thebatterylife
shownabove
isbased onCanon's
testing
conditionswithnew

Mounting
andDetachinga Lens w
Mounting
a[.ens
dots
Detaching the l€ns
* On the lens, set the focus mode
"d switch to <AF>.
. lf thefocusmodeswitchissetto <MF>,
autofocus
willnotoperate
i4 . Removethefrontlens
cap
&&
While
pressing
the lensrelease
button,
turnthelensassho^,n bythe
arrow.
. TurnlhelensuntilitstoDs.thendetach
it
g:s."
13

How
theShutterButtonWorks
wt
Theshutter
buttonhastwo stages.Youcanpress
itdownhaltwayorfully The
twolevels
otshutterbuttonoDeration
areasfollows:
When it is pressed halfu/ay:
. Pressingtheshutterbuttondownhalfway
activatesautof@using
(AF),
andalso
activatestheautomatic
exposure
(AE)
mechanismandsetstheshutterspeed
andaDerturevalue
. Theexoosure
(the
combination
ofshutter
speedandaperturevalue)appears
onthe
LCD
panel
andinthevieMinder
(04)
When it is pressed fully:
. Theshutter isreleasedtotake
thepicture
andthetilmadvancesbyoneframe

@Loading
andUnloadingFilm w
loadilqj:Iiilm,,,,
After
youloadthefilm,thecamera
first
windstheentire rollontothecamera's
take-up
spool.
Wth Dx-coded
film,thecameraautomatically
sets
thefilm'sISO
speed.
Theneachtimeapicture istaken,onefEme otfilmis rewoundbackinto
thefilmcartridge.Theframecounter
showsalways
number
ofsholsremaining.
.l Tum the ModeDialto any setting
I except<@ll>.
) Openthe back cover.
& . Slidedownthebackcoverreleaselever
andoDen
theback
I Insertthefilm cartridgeataslight
,, angb.
Align the film leacJer
edgewith the
<A> nrark
. Holddownthelilmcartridge whilepulling
outthefilmleader lfyoupull outthetilm
leadertoo much,rewind
itback
into
the
filmcartridge
( Close the bac* cover.
I . Close
thebackcoveruntilitsnaosshut.
> Film Drewind
willstart
andtherewillbea
shutter-release
sound
about10sec later,
The <@> iconandfrme countwillalso
bedisplayedonthe LCDpane..
> Duringthefilm
prewind,
theISOspeed
will
bedisplayed
onthe LCDpanel.
15

@Loading
and Unloading
Film w
UnloadingFilm
Atter
thefilm'slastframeisexposed,thecamerarewindsthefilmautomatically
Atterthefilmisrewound,therewillbea
shutter-releasesound Check
thatthe<@>
iconisblinking ontheLCD
panel,
thenopen
thebackcoverandtakeoutthefilm
cartridge
OsMldrol! Rewind
To rewind
thefilmin midroll,tollow
theprocedure below
Press the <O!9 button.
> Filmrewindwillbegin
. Make sure
the
<@> iconisblinking,then
takeoutfilmcartridoe

Fully
Automatic
Shooting
EFullAuto Mode 18
AF-Assist
beamwiththe Built-in
Flash... 19
Programmed
lmage
ControlModes .. .. 20
lD
Portrait
/ I Landscape
/ VCtose-up /
KSports / ENight Portrait
/ eDFlashoff
@ UsingRed-eyeFleduction -.. .... .....22
S Self-timer
Operation 29
i Wireless
Bemote
Control
(DATE
Model
only) . . - .24
UsingtheEyepiece
Cover -.24
@llmprintingtheDateorTime
(DATE
Modelonly) .......25
Thissection
explainshowto usethecamera'sBasic
Zonemodes<EJ> <[>
.lt .Vt .q.t .E> <El> ontheModeDialfor
quick
andeasyshooting.
EachBasic
Zonemodesuitsa parlicular
subject Thefilmadvancemode,
flash,
andother
functions
afesel automatically
You
iustpres theshutterbutton
Turn
theModeDialto
<E>, <O>,<l>,
<g>,.(>, <E> or<tEl>.
.The picture-takingprocedure
isthesameaswith
the"<O> FullAutomode"
on page18
17

EfullAuto Mode
Allyoudoispoint theiamera andpress
theshutterbutton EveMhingis
automaticso itiseasyto photograph
anysubiect.
Withseven
AFpoints tofocus
thesubject,anyone
caniust point andshoot.
-{W I TlrntheModeDialto<E>'
.qK
) Aimary ol theAF
points
onthe
3 subiect
. Outoftheseven
AFpoints, theone
covering
theclosestsubject
isselected
automatically
to achievetocus.
,, Ched( the exposure setting.
'* > Theshutter
speedandaperture
valuewill
besetautomatically
anddisplayed
inthe
vieMinder
andontheLCDpanel
> Focusthesubiect.
J . Pressthe shutterbutton
halfwayto focus
> Whenfocusisachieved,
theAF point
mark
and
fmus confirmation
light
<a> in
theviewfinderwillllash
> Whennecessary,thebuilt-in
tlashwill
pop
upautomatically
Shutterspeed
FocF