Canon Rebel T2i Quick Sheet page 2

Recording" t o O ff, s o s yncing a nd e diting w ill b ecome e asier s ince y ou'll b e r ecording d ual
system a udio o nto a f lash r ecording.
You c an u se t he f irst u tility m enu ( the f irst o ne s haped l ike a w rench) t o f ormat t he S D c ard a nd
erase a nything t hat y ou've s tored o n t hat c ard. T he " Format" o ption w ill d o t hat.
Press " Menu" a gain t o l eave t he m enu s creen.
Controlling E xposure:
Three t hings c ontrol e xposure s ettings: t he S hutter S peed, t he A perture, a nd t he I SO.
The s implest t hing t o s et i s t he S hutter S peed. S imply t urn t he d ial o n t he t op
of t he c amera, n ear t he f ront ( in f ront o f t he I SO b utton) t o a djust t he
Shutter S peed. M ost l ikely, y ou w ant t he s hutter s peed s et t o 1 /50
shooting a t 2 4fps.
You c an a lso s et t he f ilm-­‐relative I SO b y p ressing t he I SO b utton u ntil t he I SO i s t he o nly t hing
displayed a long t he b ottom o f t he s creen. T hen t he s ame d ial y ou u sed f or t he a perture w ill
now a djust t he I SO s etting. P ress I SO a gain t o g o b ack t o t he d ial c ontrolling t he s hutter s peed.
The I SO s etting c an g o f rom 1 00-­‐6400, a nd l ower t o s ettings g enerally p roduce a h igher q uality
image.
To s et t he a perture, h old d own t he " AV" b utton a nd t urn t he d ial o n t he c amera's t op n ear t he
front ( keep t he A V b utton h eld d own w hile y ou m ake a djustments). T he a perture r ange o n t he
stock l ens i s 3 .5 ( largest) t o 2 2 ( smallest).
The Q uick M enu f or w hite b alancing:
Press t he " Q" b utton t o a ccess t he Q uick M enu, w hich w ill a ppear a cross t he
left s ide o f t he d isplay. T he i con i n b lue i s t he c urrently s elected i con. Y ou c an
adjust a c ouple o f t hings h ere.
The t op s etting i s f or w hite b alance. U se t he d ial ( the s ame o ne y ou u sed f or e xposure s ettings)
to c hange t his s etting. Y ou c an c ycle t hrough T ungsten, F luorescent, F lash, C ustom, A uto,
Daylight, S hade, a nd C loudy s ettings.
The s econd i con c an a djust t he c olor s ettings o f t he c amera, a nd s hould b e s et t o N eutral. T hen
the o ther Q uick S ettings a re g enerally b etter l eft u ntouched.
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