Canon REBEL T1I EOS 500D Quick Start Manual page 2

Shooting Operation
Shooting Settings Display
Nomenclature
Aperture
Power switch
Mode Dial
Shutter speed
<Z> ISO speed
setting button
<D> Exposure level
<6> Flash button indicator
Main Dial
Shooting mode
Picture Style
Image-recording
Shutter quality
button
Quick Control icon
Battery check
zxcn
OK NG
Focus mode switch
Viewfinder Information
AF point display indicator <•>
<O> Aperture/Exposure
<A> AE lock button
compensation button
<S> AF point
selection button
AF points
Display-off
sensor AE lock
<S>
Flash-ready
Cross keys
Flash exposure
Access lamp
compensation
Shutter speed
<A> Live View shooting/
Movie shooting button <0> Setting button
Aperture
Basic Zone Modes Creative Zone Modes
Main Dial pointer All the settings necessary for
ISO speed shooting are set automatically. You
just press the shutter button, and
the camera does the rest.
Flash exposure
compensation
White balance
1 Full Auto
Metering mode
d: Program AE
C Creative Auto
Drive mode
2 Portrait
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture
Shots remaining
3 Landscape
in the same way as the <1> mode.
4 Close-up (Displayed only when < C > is set.)
AF mode � Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
5 Sports
� Press <0>, then press the <S>
6 Night Portrait s: Shutter-priority AE
key to select the function.
7 Flash Off
� Turn the <6> dial to set the
function.
D Using the Built-in Flash
Spot metering
circle
In Basic Zone Modes
If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light
or backlit conditions (except in the <3> <5> <7> modes).
f: Aperture-priority AE
Creative Zone Modes
Focus
� Press the <D> button to pop up
confirmation light
the built-in flash, then shoot.
Max. burst
Monochrome shooting
ISO speed
Exposure level indicator
E: AF ModeN
You can change the camera settings � Set the lens focus mode switch to
as desired to shoot in various ways. <f>.
� Press the <ZE> button.
� Press the <U> key to select the
AF mode, then press <0>.
X (One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
(AI Focus AF):
9
Switches the AF mode automatically
(AI Servo AF):
Z
For moving subjects
S AF PointN
� Set the Mode Dial to <s>. � Press the <S> button.
Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
�
shutter speed, then focus the subject.
� The aperture will be set automatically.
� Press the <S> key to select the
� If the aperture display blinks, turn the
AF point.
<6> dial until it stops blinking.
� While looking at the viewfinder,
you can select the AF point by
turning the <6> dial until the
� Set the Mode Dial to <f>.
desired AF point flashes in red.
� Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
� Pressing <0> toggles the AF
aperture, then focus the subject.
point selection between the
� The shutter speed will be set
center AF point and automatic AF
automatically.
point selection.
� If the shutter speed display blinks, turn
the <6> dial until it stops blinking.
Z: ISO SpeedN A Live View ShootingN
� Press the <Z> button. � Press the <A> button to display
� Turn the <6> dial or press the the Live View image.
<U> key to select the ISO
speed.
� When "AUTO" is selected, the
ISO speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter � Press the <w> button to focus.
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting will be displayed.
� Press the shutter button to take
Drive ModeN
i
the picture.
� Press the <YiQ> button.
� Press the <U> key to select the
drive mode, then press <0>.
u: Single shooting
� To change the Live View settings, use the [6 Live View
i: Continuous shooting
function settings] menu.
Q: Self-timer/Remote control*
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
l: Self-timer:2 sec
Temperature No Flash
q: Self-timer:Continuous*
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 190 shots
* The <Q> and <q> drive modes
can be selected in all shooting
modes.
k Shooting Movies
� Set the Mode Dial to <k>.
� Press the <A> button to focus.
� Press the <A> button to start
shooting the movie. To stop
shooting the movie, press <A>
again.
� To shoot still photos, press the
shutter button.
Custom Functions
1 Exposure level 8 AF-assist beam firing
increments
9 Mirror lockup
2 ISO expansion
10 Shutter/AE lock button
3 Flash sync. speed in Av
11 Assign SET button
mode
12 LCD display when
4 Long exposure noise
power ON
50% Flash Use reduction
13 Add original decision
Approx. 170 shots
5 High ISO speed noise
data
reduction
6 Highlight tone priority
7 Auto Lighting Optimizer