Canon Rebel T2i Quick Sheet

Setting u p:
You'll n eed a n S D c ard, c lass 6 o r h igher t o r ecord o nto. T he c ard g oes i n
the " Card O pen" s lot o n t he r ight s ide o f t he c amera. T he c amera b attery
slides i n t he b ottom o f t he c amera.
Set t he c amera t o t he " Movie" s etting ( the d ial o n t op o f t he c amera, t he s etting
that l ooks l ike a n o ld s tyle m ovie c amera o n a t ripod), a nd t urn t he c amera o n ( the
switch n ext t o t hat d ial).
After r emoving t he f ront l ens c ap, y ou c an a ttach t he l ens h ood ( if i t's n ot a lready a ttached) b y
pressing a nd h olding i n t he t wo b uttons o n t he s ide o f t he h ood, t hen f itting i t t o t he l ens.
Release t he b uttons, a nd t he h ood s hould h old i n p lace.
For f ocusing t he c amera, s et t he " AF/MF" s witch ( located o n t he l ens
itself) t o " MF" f or M anual F ocus. O n t he l ens, t he z oom i s t he l argest r ing
around t he l ens, a nd t he f ocus r ing i s c losest t o t he g lass a t t he e nd o f t he
lens.
Just b elow t hat i s t he i mage s tabilizer, w hich c an b e s et t o " ON" t o m ake y our i mages l ess s haky
and m ore f luid. S ide n ote f rom S cott M . o n t his: Y ou s hould t urn i t o ff i f y ou w ant t o t rack a
shot l ater f or v isual e ffects. I f y ou n eed s tabilization, y ou c an a dd t hat i n p ost-­‐production, t oo.
The " Menu" S ettings:
To s et t he e xposure a nd o ther s ettings, p ress t he " Menu" b utton ( on t he u pper
left o f t he b ack o f t he c amera). T he m enu w ill s how u p o n t he L CD d isplay.
The f irst m enu i s t he " Movie 1 " m enu, T o m ake a c hange t o a ny o f t hese s etting, u se t he u p a nd
down a rrows o n t he b ack o f t he c amera, t hen p ress " Set" t o m ake a c hange. M ake s ure t he
"Move R ec. S ize" i s s et t o 1 920x1080 a t 2 4 f ps i n t his m enu ( you c an a lso s et i t t o 3 0fps f rom
the s ame m enu).
The S econd m enu ( which y ou c an g et t o b y p ressing t he R ight A rrow b utton) i s t he " Movie 2 "
menu. Y ou c an s et " Movie E xposure" t o M anual o r A uto. Y ou s hould s elect M anual s o y ou c an
control t he e xposure. O pinions m ay d iffer o n t his n ext s etting, b ut I s uggest s etting " Sound
Canon R ebel T 2i Q uick S heet
Joe D ull