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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Index
A
abstraction, photography as, 188
A-DEP mode, 165
Adobe Lightroom
for image transfer, 83
and processing Raw format files, 246
Adobe Photoshop Elements
and processing Raw format files, 246
for Windows, 75–76
AEB. See Auto Exposure Bracketing
AE Lock button, 215–16
AF Point Selection button, 110–11
Al Focus autofocus mode, 114
Al Servo autofocus mode, 113–14, 253
aperture
changing of, in Manual mode, 164
changing of, using Program Shift, 119–20
explanation of, 92
how it affects your image, 99–101
in LCD Status display, 10
for low-light conditions, 223
mechanism of, 94–97
“sweet spot” of lenses, 163
in Viewfinder Status display, 9
Aperture Priority mode
flash sync speed, in Custom Functions, 252
how to use, 160–62
and the pop-up flash, 229–30
Aperture software
for image transfer, 83
and processing Raw format files, 246
arrow buttons
to access the AF mode menu, 113
to navigate menu system, 35, 52
to navigate through images, 12
to scroll a zoomed in image, 54
to view thumbnails, 56
art and craft of photography, 203
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)
instructions, 167–68
setting the increments, in
Custom Functions, 252
autofocus
AF Point Selection button, 110–11
Al Focus mode, 114
Al Servo mode, 113–14
button on lenses, 44
in Full Auto mode, 4, 5–6
to gain control of, 112
in Live View, 209–11, 253
problems in low light, 116–17
in Program mode, 109–18
when autofocus doesn’t work, 115–16
Auto-focus Assist, 116–17
auto lighting optimizer
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