Table Of Contents - Canon EOS 550D Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction2
Item Check List3
Conventions Used In This Manual4
Icons In This Manual4
Basic Assumptions4
Chapters5
Table Of Contents6
Contents At A Glance10
Handling Precautions12
Camera Care12
Lco Monitor13
Cards13
Lens13
Quick Start Guide14
Nomenclature16
Shooting Settings Dispjay18
Viewfinder Information19
Mode Dial20
Lens With A Distance Scale21
Battery Charger Lc-E822
Battery Charger Lc-E8E22
Getting Started23
Attaching The Strap23
Charging The Battery24
Tips For Using The Battery And Charger25
Installing And Removing The Battery26
Turning On The Power27
About The Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor27
About Auto Power Off27
Checking The Battery Level28
Battery Life28
Setting The Date And Time29
Selecting The Interface Language30
Installing And Removing The Sd Card31
Installing The Card31
Attaching And Detaching A Lens33
About Zooming34
Detaching The Lens34
About The Lens Image Stabilizer35
Basic Operation36
Adjusting The Viewfinder Clarity36
Holding The Camera36
Shutter Button37
Using The Quick Control Screen38
Quick Control Screen Nomenclature39
Function Setting Display39
_] Usingthe Quickcontrolscreen39
Menu Operations40
Menu Screen40
Creative Zone Modes40
Menu Setting Procedure41
Formatting The Card42
Switching The Lcd Monitor Display44
Basic Shooting And Image Playback45
Fully Automatic Shooting46
Faq47
Full Auto Techniques48
Recomposing The Shot48
Shooting A Moving Subject48
Disabling Flash49
Shooting Portraits50
Shooting Landscapes51
Shooting Close-Ups52
Shooting Moving Subjects53
Shooting Portraits At Night54
Creative Auto Shooting55
} Creative Auto Shooting57
Image Playback58
Time58
Creative Shooting59
Program Ae60
Changing The Iso Speed62
About "Auto" For Automatic Iso Speed63
Using The Built-In Flash64
Using Red-Eye Reduction65
Changing The Af Mode66
One-Shot Af For Still Subjects66
Ai Servo Af For Moving Subjects67
Ai Focus Af For Automatic Switching Of Af Mode67
Selecting The Af Point68
Mf: Manual Focusing69
Continuous Shooting70
Using The Self-Timer71
Setting The Image-Recording Quality72
Sejecting A Picture Style75
Picture Style Effects75
Advanced Shooting77
Tv: Action Shots78
Av: Changing The Depth Of Field80
Using The Built In Flash82
Depthof Field Preview82
Brightness82
Images82
Settings82
M: Manual Exposure83
Index83
Bulb Exposures84
A-Dep: Automatic Depth-Of-Field Ae85
Changing The Metering Mode86
Setting Exposure Compensation87
Flash Exposure Compensation88
Auto Exposure Bracketing89
Canceling Aeb90