Canon EOS Rebel X/XS Product Guide - Page 2

Setting Digital Functions Z: ISO SpeedN Press the button. •• Turn the dial or press the key to select the ISO speed. • When "Auto" is selected, the ISO speed is set automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway, the ISO speed setting will be displayed. Low ISO ISO100 200 400 For bright scenes and still subjects (less noise and finer grain). 800 1600 For low light and moving High ISO subjects (more grain). B: White BalanceN Press the button. •• Press the key to select the white balance, then press . Q Auto W Daylight E Shade R Cloudy, twilight, sunset Y Tungsten light U White fluorescent light I Flash O Custom Shooting Operation Nomenclature ISO speed set button Main Dial Power switch Mode Dial Shutter button Red-eye reduction/ Self-timer lamp Built-in flash/ AF-assist beam Flash button Depth-of-field preview button Dioptric adjustment knob Viewfinder eyepiece Aperture/Exposure compensation button AE lock/ FE lock button AF point selection button White balance selection button Access lamp LCD monitor Cross keys Shooting Settings Display Shutter speed Exposure level indicator Flash exposure compensation Shooting mode Main Dial pointer ISO speed Aperture White balance correction White balance Drive mode White balance bracketing Battery check zxcn OK NG Shots remaining AF mode Metering mode Picture Style Image-recording quality Viewfinder Information AF point display indicator AF points AE lock Flash-ready/FE lock Flash exposure compensation Shutter speed Aperture ISO speed Focus confirmation light Max. burst White balance correction ISO speed Monochrome shooting Exposure level indicator Basic Zone Modes B asic Zone 1 Full Auto 2 Portrait 3 Landscape 4 Close-up 5 Sports 6 Night Portrait 7 Flash Off All the settings necessary for shooting are set automatically. You just press the shutter button, and the camera does the rest. • Select the shooting mode to suit your subject. Aim an AF point on the subject. •• Press the shutter button halfway to focus. Check the display. •• Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely. Creative Zone Modes Creativ e Zone You can set the shutter speed and/or aperture and change the exposure as desired. By changing the camera settings, you can obtain various effects. d: Program AE The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture in the same way as the mode. The shooting procedure is the same as with Basic Zone modes. • Set the Mode Dial to . s: Shutter-priority AE Set the Mode Dial to . •• Turn the dial to set the desired shutter speed, then focus the subject. sThe aperture will be set automatically. • If the aperture display blinks, turn the dial until it stops blinking. f: Aperture-priority AE Set the Mode Dial to . •• Turn the dial to set the desired aperture, then focus the subject. sThe shutter speed will be set automatically. • If the shutter speed display blinks, turn the dial until it stops blinking. Using the Built-in Flash In Basic Zone Modes If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light or backlit conditions. (except in the modes) Creative Zone Modes Press the button to pop up the built-in flash, then shoot. Built-in Flash Range ISO Speed Wide-angle: 18 mm Telephoto: 55 mm 100 Approx. 1-3.7m (3.3-12.1ft) Approx. 1-2.3m (3.3-7.5ft) 400 Approx. 1-7.4m (3.3-24.3ft) Approx. 1-4.6m (3.3-15.1ft) 1600 Approx. 1-14.9m (3.3-48.9ft) Approx. 1-9.3m (3.3-30.5ft) (using EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lS lens) E: AF ModeN S AF PointN Press the button. •• Press the key to select the AF mode, then press . X (One-Shot AF): For still subjects 9 (AI Focus AF): Switches the AF mode automatically Z (AI Servo AF): For moving subjects • Press the button. • Press the key to select the AF point. • While looking at the viewfinder, you can select the AF point by turning the dial until the desired AF point flashes in red. • Pressing toggles the AF point selection between the center AF point and automatic AF point selection. q Metering ModeN Press the button. •• Press the key to select the metering mode, then press . q Evaluative metering: Standard metering mode w Partial metering: Approx. 10% at center e Center-weighted average metering: Metering weighted at the center and averaged for the entire scene i Drive ModeN Press the button. •• Press the key to select the drive mode, then press . u: Single shooting i: Continuous shooting : 10-sec. self-timer * l: 2-sec. self-timer q: Continuous shots after self-timer * * The < > and drive modes can be selected in all shooting modes. Playback Operation B x U Select image u Magnify y Reduce Protect L Erase Menu [Protect images] y 4- or 9-image Index u Shooting Information Exposure compensation amount Aperture Shutter speed Flash exposure compensation amount Metering mode Shooting mode Protect Folder number File number Histogram (Brightness/RGB) Picture Style and settings ISO speed Image-recording quality Playback number/ Total images recorded White balance White balance correction Color space Date and time Original decision (image verification) data appended File size