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Here, I’ve dialed in a white balance bracket that ranges from blue to amber.

TIP: Avoid White Balance Altogether with Raw

One of the great advantages of shooting in Raw mode rather than the default

JPEG mode is that you can alter white balance later, in your image editor, making

many of these issues moot. We’ll discuss Raw mode in detail in Chapter 11.

Drive Mode and the Self-timer

By default, the XSi shoots in single frame mode. When you hold the button down

it takes only one picture. But, you can change the camera to Drive mode, which

will cause it to keep shooting frames as long as you have the button held down.

e obvious application for Drive mode is shooting action scenes such as sport-

ing events or wild animals, or any moment where you’re concerned that your

reflexes won’t be fast enough to grab the decisive moment. With Drive mode you

can shoot a burst of images and pick out the best one later.

Drive mode is great for shooting action sequences, since it allows you to shoot a

burst of images to capture a specific moment.

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But Drive mode can also be useful for more everyday events, especially shooting

candid shots of people. People’s expressions can change very subtly from one mo-

ment to the ...