Canon EOS Rebel T1i Pocket Guide (EOS REBEL T1i/EOS 500D)

E

CT1-1031-000

© CANON INC. 2009

PRINTED IN JAPAN

English Edition

This quick guide explains basic function settings

and how to shoot and playback images. You can

take this guide with you for shooting. For

detailed instructions, refer to the EOS REBEL

T1i/EOS 500D Instruction Manual.

Temperature

No Flash

50% Flash Use

At 23°C / 73°F

Approx. 500 shots

Approx. 400 shots

Quick Start Guide

1

2

3

4

5

Insert the battery.

Attach the lens.

When attaching an EF-S lens,

align it with the white index on

the camera. For other lenses,

align it with the red index.

Set the lens focus

mode switch to <

f

>.

Open the cover

and insert a SD

card.

Set the Mode Dial to

<

1

> (Full Auto).

All the necessary camera

settings will be set automatically.

Focus the subject.

Aim the AF point over the subject

and press the shutter button

halfway to autofocus.

Take the picture.

Press the shutter button

completely to take the

picture.

View the image.

The captured image will be

displayed for about 2 sec. on

the LCD monitor.

Set the power switch

to <

1

>.

6

7

8

9

�

Battery Life

For EF lens

For EF-S lens

�

The

M

on the right of the function indicates that the function is

available only in Creative Zone modes (

d

,

s

,

f

,

a

,

8

).

Magnify

Index

y

u

y

u

B

Erase

Playback

x

L

Select image

S

Shooting information

Image Playback

<

M

>

button

LCD

monitor

<

S

>

Cross keys

<

0

> button

1. Press the <

M

> button to display the menu.

2. Press the <

U

> key to select the tab, then press the

<

V

> key to select the desired item.

3. Press <

0

> to display the setting.

4. After setting the item, press <

0

>.

Creative Zone

Modes

Preparation

Basic Zone Modes

Movie Shooting Mode

Menu Operations

Tab

Menu settings

Menu items

These screens apply when a Creative Zone mode is set.

In the Basic Zone modes and Movie shooting mode, certain tabs

and menu options will not be displayed.

1

Shooting 1

2

Shooting 2

3

Playback 1

4

Playback 2

5

Set-up 1

6

Set-up 2

Menu Settings

0

Quick Control Screen

�

With the shooting settings are

displayed, press <

0

>.

�

The Quick Control screen will

appear.

Shutter speed

Aperture

ISO speed

Highlight tone

priority

Shooting mode

Exposure

compensation/

AEB setting

Flash exposure

compensation

Picture Style

White balance

Metering mode

Image-recording

quality

AF mode

Drive mode

�

Press the <

S

> key to select the function, then turn the

<

6

> dial to set it.

�

In the Basic Zone modes, you can select certain drive modes

and the image-recording quality.

7

Set-up 3

k

Movie shooting mode

�

Select [

1

Quality

], then press <

0

>.

�

Press the <

U

> key to select the quality, then press <

0

>.

�

For <

S

> (Neutral) and <

U

> (Faithful), see the

camera’s instruction manual.

Image-recording Quality

Image-recording quality

Pixels

Possible shots

�

Press the <

A

> button.

�

Press the <

U

> key to select

the Picture Style, then press

<

0

>.

A

Picture Style

N

Description

Vivid colors and sharp images.

Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.

Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.

Black-and-white images.

Style

P

Standard

Q

Portrait

R

Landscape

V

Monochrome

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