Canon REBEL T1I EOS 500D User manual

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CT1-1031-000 © CANON INC. 2009PRINTED IN JAPAN
English Edition
This quick guide explains basic function settings
and how to shoot and playback images. You can
take this guide with you for shooting. For
detailed instructions, refer to the EOS REBEL
T1i/EOS 500D Instruction Manual.
Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 500 shots Approx. 400 shots
Quick Start Guide
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Insert the battery.
Attach the lens.
When attaching an EF-S lens,
align it with the white index on
the camera. For other lenses,
align it with the red index.
Set the lens focus
mode switch to <
f >.
Open the cover
and insert a SD
card.
Set the Mode Dial to
<1> (Full Auto).
All the necessary camera
settings will be set automatically.
Focus the subject.
Aim the AF point over the subject
and press the shutter button
halfway to autofocus.
Take the picture.
Press the shutter button
completely to take the
picture.
View the image.
The captured image will be
displayed for about 2 sec. on
the LCD monitor.
Set the power switch
to <
1 >.
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� Battery Life
For EF lensFor EF-S lens
� The M on the right of the function indicates that the function is
available only in Creative Zone modes (
d,s,f,a,8 ).
MagnifyIndex
y u y u
B
Erase
Playback
x
L
Select image
S
Shooting information
Image Playback
< M >
button
LCD
monitor <
S >
Cross keys
<0> button
1. Press the <M> button to display the menu.
2. Press the <U> key to select the tab, then press the
<V> key to select the desired item.
3. Press <0> to display the setting.
4. After setting the item, press <0>.
Creative Zone
Modes
Preparation
Basic Zone Modes Movie Shooting Mode
Menu Operations
Tab
Menu settingsMenu items
These screens apply when a Creative Zone mode is set.
In the Basic Zone modes and Movie shooting mode, certain tabs
and menu options will not be displayed.
1 Shooting 1 2 Shooting 2
3 Playback 1 4 Playback 2
5 Set-up 1 6 Set-up 2
Menu Settings
0
Quick Control Screen
� With the shooting settings are
displayed, press <0>.
� The Quick Control screen will
appear.
Shutter speed
Aperture
ISO speed
Highlight tone
priority
Shooting mode
Exposure
compensation/
AEB setting Flash exposure
compensation
Picture Style
White balance
Metering mode
Image-recording
quality
AF mode
Drive mode
� Press the <S> key to select the function, then turn the
<6> dial to set it.
� In the Basic Zone modes, you can select certain drive modes
and the image-recording quality.
7 Set-up 3 k Movie shooting mode
� Select [1 Quality], then press <0>.
�
Press the < U > key to select the quality, then press < 0 >.
� For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), see the
camera’s instruction manual.
Image-recording Quality
Image-recording quality
Pixels
Possible shots
� Press the <A> button.
� Press the <U> key to select
the Picture Style, then press
<0>.
A Picture StyleN
Description
Vivid colors and sharp images.
Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.
Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.
Black-and-white images.
Style
P Standard
Q Portrait
R Landscape
V
Monochrome

Access lamp
<O> Aperture/Exposure
compensation button
Display-off
sensor
<A> Live View shooting/
Movie shooting button
<S> AF point
selection button
<A> AE lock button
<0> Setting button
<S>
Cross keys
Main Dial pointer
Aperture
ISO speed
Shutter speed
White balance
Flash exposure
compensation
Metering mode
Shooting mode
Exposure level
indicator
AF mode
Battery check
zxcn
OK NG
Monochrome shooting
Nomenclature
Flash exposure
compensation
Shutter speed
Viewfinder Information
Shooting Settings Display
ISO speed
Spot metering
circle
AF points
AF point display indicator <•>
Focus
confirmation light
Aperture
Max. burst
AE lock
Flash-ready
Exposure level indicator
Focus mode switch
Shutter
button
<Z> ISO speed
setting button
Mode Dial
Power switch
<D>
Flash button
<6>
Main Dial
Shooting Operation
Picture Style
Image-recording
quality
Quick Control icon
Drive mode
Shots remaining
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically. You
just press the shutter button, and
the camera does the rest.
� Press <0>, then press the <S>
key to select the function.
� Turn the <6> dial to set the
function.
1 Full Auto
C Creative Auto
2 Portrait
3 Landscape
4 Close-up
5 Sports
6 Night Portrait
7 Flash Off
Basic Zone Modes
In Basic Zone Modes
If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light
or backlit conditions (except in the <3> <5> <7> modes).
D Using the Built-in Flash
Creative Zone Modes
� Press the <D> button to pop up
the built-in flash, then shoot.
(Displayed only when <
C
> is set.)
B
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s
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c
Z
o
n
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� Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
You can change the camera settings
as desired to shoot in various ways.
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture
in the same way as the <1> mode.
Creative Zone Modes
d:
Program AE
� Set the Mode Dial to <s>.
�
Turn the < 6 > dial to set the desired
shutter speed, then focus the subject.
� The aperture will be set automatically.
� If the aperture display blinks, turn the
<
6 > dial until it stops blinking.
� Set the Mode Dial to <f>.
�
Turn the < 6 > dial to set the desired
aperture, then focus the subject.
� The shutter speed will be set
automatically.
�
If the shutter speed display blinks, turn
the <
6 > dial until it stops blinking.
s: Shutter-priority AE
f: Aperture-priority AE
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� Press the <S> button.
� Press the <S> key to select the
AF point.
� While looking at the viewfinder,
you can select the AF point by
turning the <6> dial until the
desired AF point flashes in red.
� Pressing <0> toggles the AF
point selection between the
center AF point and automatic AF
point selection.
S AF PointN
� Set the lens focus mode switch to
<f>.
� Press the <ZE> button.
� Press the <U> key to select the
AF mode, then press <0>.
X
(One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
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(AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF mode automatically
Z
(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
E: AF ModeN
� Press the <Z> button.
� Turn the <6> dial or press the
<U> key to select the ISO
speed.
� When “AUTO” is selected, the
ISO speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting will be displayed.
Z: ISO SpeedN
� Press the <YiQ> button.
� Press the <U> key to select the
drive mode, then press <0>.
u: Single shooting
i: Continuous shooting
Q: Self-timer/Remote control*
l: Self-timer:2 sec
q: Self-timer:Continuous*
* The <Q> and <q> drive modes
can be selected in all shooting
modes.
i
Drive ModeN
� Press the <A> button to display
the Live View image.
A Live View ShootingN
� Press the <w> button to focus.
� Press the shutter button to take
the picture.
� To change the Live View settings, use the [6 Live View
function settings] menu.
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 190 shots Approx. 170 shots
1 Exposure level
increments
2 ISO expansion
3 Flash sync. speed in Av
mode
4 Long exposure noise
reduction
5 High ISO speed noise
reduction
6 Highlight tone priority
7 Auto Lighting Optimizer
8 AF-assist beam firing
9 Mirror lockup
10 Shutter/AE lock button
11 Assign SET button
12 LCD display when
power ON
13 Add original decision
data
Custom Functions
k Shooting Movies
� Set the Mode Dial to <k>.
� Press the <A> button to focus.
� Press the <A> button to start
shooting the movie. To stop
shooting the movie, press <A>
again.
� To shoot still photos, press the
shutter button.