Canon EOS Rebel SL1/100D For Dummies

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Ten Tips and Tricks

In This Chapter

• Creating custom menus
• Adding copyright info
• Adding your name as author to the camera
• Creating and registering picture styles
• Updating your firmware
• Restoring camera settings
• Disabling shooting without a card
• Enabling Red-Eye Reduction
• Creating a makeshift tripod
• Disabling the beeper

When the weather is dismal and you're fresh out of ideas for shooting macro or still-life photography in your house, you can always photograph your pet rock. Or better yet, you can do some cool things with your camera, such as creating a custom menu or a custom picture style. In this chapter, I show you some cool tips and tricks that you can do on a rainy day.

Creating a Custom Menu

Do you have a set of menu commands you use frequently? How cool would it be not to have to sift through all 4,000 commands in your camera menu? That's right; you can cut to the chase and create your own custom menu with your very own favorite commands. If I've piqued your curiosity, read on. To create a custom camera menu

1. 1. Click the Menu button.

   The last used menu displays.