September 2008
Beginner to intermediate
288 pages
9h 36m
English
Content preview from The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion
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CHAPTER 1
THE VIEWFINDER STATUS DISPLAY
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After you shoot, the camera will display the image for two seconds, giving you a
moment to review. When you’re ready to shoot again, follow the same procedure.
It’s very important to remember to do a half-press of the shutter to give the cam-
era time to autofocus.
TIP: Flash Shooting
In a low-light situation, you may see some strange flashes coming from the
flash when you press the shutter halfway. ese flashes serve to help the cam-
era’s autofocus mechanism “see” when the light is low. Once focus is locked,
the camera will beep, indicating that you can press the button the rest of the
way, whenever you’re ready, to take your shot.
ose are the basics of shooting. Compose your shot, press the shutter button
halfway to focus, then squeeze the shutter button. is is the process that you’ll
use no matter what mode you’re shooting in.
Spend some time shooting in Full Auto mode to get a feel for the shutter and
basic camera controls.
e Viewfinder Status Display
When you press the shutter button halfway down, several things happen inside
the XSi’s viewfinder. As I already mentioned, the camera shows you which focus
points it has selected for autofocus. It also uses the readout at the bottom of the
viewfinder to tell you about its exposure choices and to give you some additional
status information.
Focus LockMax Burst
Monochrome
Shooting
ApertureFlash syncFlash ...
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