Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D: Focal Digital Camera Guides PDF
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CANON EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D This page intentionally left blank Focal Digital Camera Guides CANON EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D Christopher Grey Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK © 2009 Christopher Grey. Published by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: ( (cid:2) 44) 1865 843830, fax: ( (cid:2) 44) 1865 853333, E-mail: [email protected]. You may also complete your request online via the Elsevier homepage ( http://elsevier.com ), by selecting “Support& Contact ” then“Copyright and Permission ” and then“Obtaining Permissions. ” Recognizing the importance of preserving what has been written, Elsevier prints its books on acid-free paper whenever possible. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grey, Christopher. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D/Christopher Grey. p. cm. — (Focal digital camera guides) Includes index. ISBN 978-0-240-81170-3 (pbk. : alk.paper) 1. Canon digital cameras—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Digital cameras—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. TR263.C3G758 2009 771.3(cid:3)3–dc22 2008040661 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-0-240-81170-3 For information on all Focal Press publications visit our website at www.books.elsevier.com 08 09 10 11 12 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in Canada Table of Contents Visual Tour 1 Quick Start: Up and Running in Five Minutes 7 Basic Principles of Good Photography 13 Part 1: The Camera 29 Making Pictures 31 Viewing the Images 75 Menus 79 Cards, Readers, and Batteries 107 Part 2: The Software 113 EOS Utility 115 Downloading Images 115 Using Your Computer to Set the Camera 117 Remote Shooting 119 Digital Photo Professional 120 The Edit Window 124 RAW Image Adjustment 125 Picture Styles 128 Adjusting Dynamic Range 128 RGB Image Adjustment 133 Picture Style Editor 137 Imagebrowser 143 Downloading Images 144 PhotoStitch 150 Part 3: Light 153 Natural and Ambient 155 The Color of Light 165 Reflectors 169 Part 4: Lenses 171 EF14 mm f2.8 L USM Aspherical 175 EF15 mm f2.8 Fisheye 176 85 mm f1.2 177 vi Table of Contents 50 mm f2.5 Compact Macro 179 100 mm f2.8 Macro 179 TS-E 90 mm f2.8 Tilt/Shift 180 EF70–200 mm f2.8 L USM 182 EF24–70 mm f2.8 USM 184 EF24–105 f4 L 185 EF400 mm f2.8 L IS USM 186 EF-S Lenses 188 EF-S 17–55 mm f2.8 IS USM 189 EF-S 10–22 mm f3.5–4.5 USM 190 EF-S 17–85 f4–5.6 IS USM 190 EF-S 18–55 mm f3.5–5.6 IS USM 190 EF-S 60 mm f2.8 Macro USM 191 Part 5: The Subjects 193 Pro Tips and Tricks for Great Images! 195 People 196 Travel 202 Pets and Wildlife 212 Humor 215 Part 6: Accessories 217 Accessory Flash 219 Multi Stroboscopic Flash 227 Speedlites in Studio or Location 229 Macro Twin Lite 231 Ring Lite 235 Camera Accessories 236 Printers 237 Other Accessories 237 Rebel Links 239 Index 241 Visual Tour Shutter release button Red eye reduction lamp Lens release button Manual flash release Body cap Lens release Data terminal Depth of field preview 1 2 VISUAL TOUR Display info Menu display LCD screen Display photos on LCD Accessory shoe Built-in flash Mode dial ISO selector Main dial Shutton button Power switch VISUAL TOUR 3 Aperture/exposure compensation Dioptric aduster AE lock/fel lock/index/reduce Light meter mode selector AF point selector/magnify White balance selector Set button SD card slot Single/continuous/timer Auto focus mode Picture style selector DC cord slot Access lamp Display button Battery cover (below) Erase button
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