The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion

CHAPTER 2

THE REBEL XSI MENU SYSTEM

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Menu button

LCD screen

Viewfinder

Diopter adjustment

Exposure lock/

playback zoom out

Focus point selection/

playback zoom in

Exposure compensation

White balance selection

Media slot door

Four-way control pad

Erase imageImage playback

Display button

e bulk of the XSi’s controls are on the back of the camera.

On the upper-right side of the camera are two additional buttons, which are used

to change focus point selection and to control exposure lock.

ese controls also have blue magnifying glasses beneath them. Blue icons in-

dicate playback mode functionality. So, when reviewing your images, these two

buttons turn into zoom in and zoom out controls. (Similarly, the White Balance

button does double duty as a Print button.)

Finally, at the bottom of the camera, you’ll find the Play button, which you should

already have used, and the Delete button, which we’ll cover in Chapter 3.

Camera Bottom

e bottom of the camera doesn’t have any controls, but it does have two impor-

tant features. ere’s the battery compartment, which you’ve already used, and

there’s the tripod mount.

e Rebel XSi Menu System

Many of the Rebel XSi’s features and parameters are accessed through the cam-

era’s menu system. When shooting in a rapidly changing environment, such as a

sporting event, busy street, or birthday party, you’ll want to be able to quickly

change camera settings, so it’s imp ...