Shooting Operation - Canon EOS REBEL T3 Basic Instruction Manual

Shooting Operation

Nomenclature
Power switch Mode Dial
<D> Flash button
<6>
Main Dial
Shutter
button
Focus mode switch
<O> Aperture/Exposure
<A> AE lock button
compensation button
<S> AF point
selection button
<S>
Cross keys
Access lamp
<A> Live View shooting/
Movie shooting button <0> Setting button
E: AF ModeN
Set the lens focus mode switch
to <f>.
Press the <ZE> button.
Press the <U> key or turn the
<6> dial to select the AF
mode, then press <0>.
X(One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
9(AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF mode
automatically
Z(AI Servo AF):
S AF PointN
For moving subjects
Press the <S> button.
Press the <S> key to select the
AF point.
While looking through 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.
Shooting Settings Display
Shutter speed Aperture
ISO speed
Shooting mode
Exposure level
Auto Lighting
indicator
Optimizer
White balance
Picture Style Raise
built-in flash
AF mode
Image-recording
Quick Control
quality
icon
Possible shots
Battery check
Metering mode
zxcn
Drive mode
OK NG
Viewfinder Information
AF point activation indicator <•>
AF points
Focus
confirmation light
AE lock
Flash-ready
Max. burst
Flash exposure
Monochrome shooting
compensation
ISO speed
Shutter speed
Aperture Exposure level indicator
Z: ISO SpeedN
Press the <WZ> button.
Press the <U> key or turn the
<6> dial to select the ISO
speed, then press <0>.
When [AUTO] is selected, the
ISO speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting will be displayed.
i Drive ModeN
Press the <Yij> button.
Press the <U> key or turn the
<6> dial to select the drive
mode, then press <0>.
u : Single shooting
i : Continuous shooting
j : Self-timer:10 sec*
l : Self-timer:2 sec
q : Self-timer:Continuous*
* The <j> and <q> drive
modes can be selected in all
shooting modes (except <k>).
Basic Zone Modes
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically. You
just press the shutter button, and
the camera does the rest.
1 3
Full Auto Landscape
7 4
Flash Off Close-up
C 5
Creative Auto Sports
2 6
Portrait Night Portrait
Pressing the <Q> button will display the Quick Control screen.
In the C/2/3/4/5/6 shooting mode, press the <V>
key to select the function, then press the <U> key or turn
the <6> dial to set it as desired.
D Using the Built-in Flash
Basic Zone Modes
If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in
low-light or backlit conditions (except in the <7> <3> <5>
modes).
Creative Zone Modes
Press the <D> button to raise the
built-in flash, then shoot.
A Live View Shooting
Press the <A> button to display
the Live View image.
Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
Press the shutter button
completely to take the picture.
Live View shooting settings will appear under the [2] menu
tab in Basic Zone modes and under the [z] menu tab in
Creative Zone modes.
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 240 shots Approx. 220 shots
Creative Zone Modes
You can change the camera
settings as desired to shoot in
various ways.
d: Program AE
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and
aperture in the same way as the <1> mode.
Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
s: Shutter-priority 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.
f: Aperture-priority AE
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.
k Shooting Movies
Set the Mode Dial to <k>.
Press the shutter button
halfway to focus.
(In the <k> mode, you cannot
take still photos even if you
press the shutter button
completely.)
Press the <A> button to start
shooting a movie.
To stop movie shooting, press
the <A> button again.
Recording movie
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