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Summary of Contents for Canon 600D
- Page 1 Canon 600D – DSLR Basic Guide. Insert the SD Card - under the flap on the side. Turn the mode dial to ‘movie mode’ and power on the camera. Switch the Lens to Manual Focus...
- Page 2 Mount the lens, take care to not get finger prints on the back of the lens or dust inside the camera body. The lens should click into place when you turn it clock-wise. To remove the lens, push the button on the front. Set the Exposure First put the camera in Manuel Exposure mode Push the Menu Button first then use the arrow keys to navigate to the first...
- Page 3 ISO number the less light you need for correct exposure, the lower the ISO the more light you need. The standard setting for the Cannon 600D is 400 ISO. If you go to 800 ISO it requires half as much light for the same exposure – so the equivalent of adding 3db’s of gain.
- Page 4 SET the IRIS (f-Stop) You use the same thumbwheel on the top of the camera to adjust the IRIS as the ISO. But you need HOLD DOWN the AV button at the same time to set the IRIS. The F-Stop readout is on the bottom of the Screen. If you don’t have the same readout as above –...
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Page 5: Set The White Balance
On the screen it will display your shutter speed, next to the F-Stop – for 1/50sec it should read 50 – as below. SET the WHITE BALANCE Push the “Q” key (next to AV) – the use the arrow and select keys below to select the white balance symbol on the screen. - Page 6 Select the white balance setting that best suits your shooting condition. For Manual white balance use the bow tie symbol – then take a photograph of a white piece of paper. The camera will use this as a reference but you need to select the photograph in the camera menu settings.
- Page 7 1920 by 1080 at 25fps – as below: AUDIO Although the camera can be used to record audio – the sound quality and the metering isn’t great – its best to record separate sound on a Zoom or Merantz recorder and sync in post. Go filming.