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Quick Start

Now it’s time to fire up your EOS T6s/T6i and take some photos. The easy part is turning on the power—that Off-On switch on the right shoulder, just east of the Mode Dial on the T6i, or on the left shoulder of the T6s. Avoid rotating the switch past the On setting to Movie—unless you intend to shoot movies!

Simply turn on the camera, and, if you mounted a lens and inserted a fresh battery and memory card—as I prompted you in the last chapter—you’re ready to begin. You’ll need to select a shooting mode, metering mode, focus mode, and, if need be, elevate the built-in flash.

Navigating the Menus

While you’ll find complete instructions for using every menu option the T6s/T6i offers in Chapters 8 and 9, the next few chapters will ...

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