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Setting Up the EOS
Rebel T2i/550D
I
f you have any experience
in photography, then you
may already know that the
better you know your cam-
era, the greater the chance
that you'll be able to react
quickly and confi dently to
photographic opportunities
without missing a shot. If
you're new to digital SLR
cameras, then the T2i/550
may seem intimidating, but,
as you'll see, the camera is
both easy and fun to master.
This chapter is designed to
help you learn the EOS
Rebel T2i/550 so you know
what control to use and
when to use it.
In addition, this chapter
helps you set up the Rebel to
best suit your shooting pref-
erences and to get the best
image quality. You'll also
learn different ways to review
images and protect them
from accidental deletion.
Backlighting as well as front lighting created the sense
of this fl ower being lit from within. Exposure: ISO 100,
f/16, 1/125 second.
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  • Page 1 C H A P T E R Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D f you have any experience in photography, then you may already know that the better you know your cam- era, the greater the chance that you’ll be able to react quickly and confi...
  • Page 2 Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  Roadmap to the Rebel T2i/550D If you’ve been using the Rebel T2i/550D, then you already know that the most fre- quently used camera controls are located within fi nger’s reach for quick adjustments as you’re shooting.
  • Page 3 EF and EF-S lens mount index markers. The lens mount has a red and a white mark for two types of lenses. The white mark on the lens mount is for Canon EF-S lenses that have a white mark on the lens barrel. EF-S lenses are designed for the...
  • Page 4 T2i/550D. The red mark on the lens mount is for Canon EF lenses. EF lenses can be used on any Canon EOS camera. Just set the lens on the lens mount and line up the white or red mark on the lens barrel with the same color mark on the lens mount, and then turn the lens to the right to attach it.
  • Page 5 Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D ISO speed button Main dial Shutter button Focal plane mark Hot shoe Mode dial Power switch Rebel T2i/550D top camera controls Custom Functions are detailed in Chapter 4. CROSS REF Main dial. Turning this dial selects a variety of settings and options. Turn the Main dial to manually select an AF (autofocus) point after pressing the AF-point Selection/Enlarge button;...
  • Page 6 Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  Rear camera controls The controls on the back of the Rebel T2i/550D enable you to make quick adjustments while you’re shooting. Some of the rear camera controls can be used only in P, Tv, Av, M, and A-DEP shooting modes.
  • Page 7 Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D Live View/Movie shooting button Viewfinder Set button Speaker Display off sensor Dioptric AE lock/FE lock/Index/ adjustment Reduce button Display button knob White AF point balance selection/ Menu button button Magnify button Quick Control/...
  • Page 8 Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  AE lock/FE lock/Index/Reduce button. Pressing the Shutter button halfway, and then pressing this button enables you to lock the exposure on the point in the scene. Then you can focus on another part of the scene. If you’re using the built-in fl...
  • Page 9 Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D During image playback, the left and right cross keys move backward and forward through the images stored on the SD/SDHC/SDXC (media) card. When you navigate through menu options, the up and down cross keys move among options.
  • Page 10 Image Stabilizer switch Lens controls Many Canon lenses offer the Focus mode switch that enables you to switch between autofocus or manual focus. Image Stabilization (IS) lenses offer controls to turn stabi- lization on or off. Lens controls differ by lens.

  • Page 11: Viewfi Nder Display

    Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D Depending on the lens, additional controls may include the following: Focusing distance range selection switch. This switch determines and limits the range that the lens uses when seeking focus to speed up autofocusing. The focusing distance range options vary by lens.
  • Page 12 Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  Exposure level indicator Aperture Exposure compensation Main Dial pointer amount AEB range ISO speed Shutter speed Flash exposure compensation 1/125 F8.0 3200 Highlight Shooting mode tone priority –1 Auto Lighting Picture Style Optimizer +/–...
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D automatically selects the AF point or points, the selected point or points display(s) with the red dot inside the AF point in the viewfi nder when you press the Shutter but- ton halfway down.
  • Page 14 Memory card speed also affects the speed at which images display on the LCD, and how quickly you can enlarge images on the LCD. And with the high-defi nition video capability of the Rebel, Canon recommends using a Class 6 or higher media card.
  • Page 15 Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D At this writing, SDXC cards are not supported by all computer operating sys- tems. If you insert the card into a computer or card reader and receive a mes- CAUTION sage asking you to format the card, choose Cancel to avoid overwriting the SDXC format.
  • Page 16 Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  To do a low-level format, press the Erase button to place a check mark next to Low level format, and then press the right cross key to select OK. Press the Set button. The camera formats the card, and then displays the Setup 1 menu.

  • Page 17: Jpeg Format

    Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D The JPEG quality options on the Rebel T2i/550D are displayed with icons on the Quality screen that indicate the compression level of the fi les and the recording size. For example, a solid quarter circle and the letter “L” indicate the largest JPEG fi le size and the solid quarter circle indicates the lowest level of fi...

  • Page 18: Raw Format

    T2i/550D’s RAW fi le format, and then save them as a TIFF or JPEG fi le. You can use Canon’s Digital Photo Professional program or a third-party RAW-conversion program to convert RAW images.

  • Page 19: Changing File Numbering

    Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D Because RAW is a lossless format (no loss of image data), image quality is not degraded by compression. However, RAW fi les are larger, so you can store fewer RAW images on the media card than JPEG images.

  • Page 20: Auto Reset

    Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  While much of the fi le management on the camera is automatic, you can choose how the camera numbers images, and your choice can help you manage images on your computer. The fi le numbering options are: Continuous, Auto reset, and Manual reset.

  • Page 21: Manual Reset

    Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D If you like to organize images by media card, Auto Reset is a good option. However, be aware that multiple images that you store on the computer will have the same fi le name.
  • Page 22 Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  The additional setup options are typically those that you set up only once, although there are some that you may revisit in specifi c shooting scenarios. For example, I pre- fer to turn on the autofocus confi rmation beep in most shooting situations. But at a wedding or event when the sound of the beep is intrusive, I turn it off.
  • Page 23 Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D Turn the Press a cross Press the Set Press a cross key to select the Main dial to key to select button to display option you want, and then press choose this...
  • Page 24 Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  Table 1.1: Additional Setup Options (continued) Turn the Press a cross Press the Set Press a cross key to select the Main dial to key to select button to display option you want, and then press...
  • Page 25 Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D Press the Set button. The Copyright information screen appears. Press the up or down cross key to highlight the option you want such as Enter author’s name or Enter copyright details, and then press the Set but- ton.

  • Page 26: Single-Image Playback

    Single-image playback is the default playback mode where the camera displays one image at a time on the LCD. Canon sets the initial display time to 2 seconds to maxi- mize battery life, but a longer display time of 4 seconds is more useful. And, if you are reviewing images with a friend or the subject of the picture, the 8-second option may be best.

  • Page 27: Slide Show

    Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D Press the cross keys to move among the images. The selected image has a border around it. You can press the AE/FE Lock button again to display an index page of nine images.

  • Page 28: Image Jump

    Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  Press the down cross key to select Repeat, and then press the Set button. Press the up or down cross key to select Enable or Disable for the Repeat option, and then press the Set button.

  • Page 29: Using The Display Button

    Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D Using the Display button In image playback mode, you can use the Display button to sequence through differ- ent displays in Playback mode. In Single-image playback mode, press the Display but- ton once to display basic shooting information overlaid on the image preview. Press it again to display shooting information, a small image preview, and the image bright- ness histogram.

  • Page 30: Erasing Images

    Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  • For an HD TV. Connect the HDMI cable to the camera’s HDMI OUT terminal with the plug’s HDMI MINI logo facing the front of the camera, connect the other end to the TV’s HDMI IN port.

  • Page 31: Protecting Images

    Chapter 1 Setting Up the EOS Rebel T2i/550D To select and erase a group of individual images that you select, follow these steps: Press the Menu button, and then turn the Main dial to select the Playback 1 menu. Press the down cross key to highlight Erase images, and then press the Set button.
  • Page 32 Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide  Press the Set button to protect the displayed image. A protection icon denoted by a key appears above the thumbnail display and to the left of the image number. Press the left or right cross key to scroll to other images that you want to protect, and then press the Set button to add protection to the images.

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