Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D For Dummies

The perfect guide to get you up and running with your new Canon
dSLR camera

The Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D is a popular dSLR camera for those
moving up from point-and-shoot for the first time. This full-color
guide explains all the buttons, dials, and menus, helping you
understand your camera and start using all its features. Plenty of
colorful photos from the author's portfolio illustrate what you can
achieve. The book covers shooting in auto mode, using the onboard
controls, working with Live View, and managing exposure, focus,
color, and lighting. It also addresses specific shooting
situations, how to get your images from the camera to the computer,
and tips on editing and sharing your photos.

• Canon's Rebel T3/1100D is a popular starter camera for those
  moving from point-and-shoot to SLR; this book helps dSLR newcomers
  understand and use all the controls

• Covers using all the dials, menus, and modes; working with Live
  View and playback; dialing in exposure and managing lighting; and
  shooting in auto mode

• Explains how to get the best images in various situations

• Addresses how to get images from the camera to the computer,
  editing techniques, and how to print photos or post them
  online

• Full-color photos from the author's collection show what you
  can achieve

Anyone moving up to dSLR photography with the Canon T3/1100D
will gain skill and confidence from this easy-to-follow guide.

Autorentext

Julie Adair King has authored numerous books on Canon and Nikon cameras as well as Digital Photography For Dummies. Robert Correll teamed with Julie on Canon EOS 60D For Dummies and is the author of High Dynamic Range Digital Photography For Dummies and Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies.

Zusammenfassung
The perfect guide to get you up and running with your new Canon dSLR camera The Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D is a popular dSLR camera for those moving up from point-and-shoot for the first time. This full-color guide explains all the buttons, dials, and menus, helping you understand your camera and start using all its features. Plenty of colorful photos from the author's portfolio illustrate what you can achieve. The book covers shooting in auto mode, using the onboard controls, working with Live View, and managing exposure, focus, color, and lighting. It also addresses specific shooting situations, how to get your images from the camera to the computer, and tips on editing and sharing your photos.

• Canon's Rebel T3/1100D is a popular starter camera for those moving from point-and-shoot to SLR; this book helps dSLR newcomers understand and use all the controls
• Covers using all the dials, menus, and modes; working with Live View and playback; dialing in exposure and managing lighting; and shooting in auto mode
• Explains how to get the best images in various situations
• Addresses how to get images from the camera to the computer, editing techniques, and how to print photos or post them online
• Full-color photos from the author's collection show what you can achieve
  Anyone moving up to dSLR photography with the Canon T3/1100D will gain skill and confidence from this easy-to-follow guide.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

A Quick Look at What's Ahead 2

Icons and Other Stuff to Note 3

About the Software Shown in This Book 4

eCheat Sheet 4

Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun! 4

Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5

Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 7

Getting Comfortable with Your Lens 8

Attaching a lens 8

Removing a lens 10

Using an IS (Image Stabilizer) lens 10

Shifting from autofocus to manual focus 11

Zooming in and out 13

Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus 13

Using the LCD Monitor 14

Working with Memory Cards 16

Exploring External Camera Controls 17

Topside controls 17

Back-of-the-body controls 19

Front odds and ends 23

Connection ports 24

Viewing and Adjusting Camera Settings 25

Ordering from menus 26

Using the Shooting Settings display 28

Taking advantage of the Quick Control screen 30

Decoding viewfinder data 31

Checking the Camera Settings display 33

Reviewing Basic Setup Options 34

Setup Menu 1 34

Setup Menu 2 36

Setup Menu 3 39

Two more customization options 39

Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 41

Choosing an Exposure Mode 42

Changing the Drive Mode 43

Using the Flash 47

Using flash in the fully automatic modes 48

Using flash in Creative Auto mode 48

Enabling flash in the advanced exposure modes 50

Using Red-Eye Reduction flash 50

Controlling Picture Quality 52

Diagnosing quality problems 52

Decoding the Quality options 54

Considering Resolution: Large, Medium, or Small? 56

Understanding File Type (JPEG or Raw) 60

JPEG: The imaging (and web) standard 61

Raw (CR2): The purist's choice 62

Our take: Choose Fine or Raw 64

Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 65

As Easy As It Gets: Auto and Flash Off 66

Taking Advantage of Scene Modes 71

Trying out the scene modes 71

Modifying scene mode results 78

Gaining More Control with Creative Auto 87

Chapter 4: Exploring Live View Shooting and Movie Making 93

Getting Started with Live View 94

Live View safety tips 96

Customizing the Live View display 98

Exploring Your Focusing Options 100

Manual focusing 101

Reviewing the three autofocus modes 102

Shooting Still Pictures in Live View Mode 109

Viewing and adjusting picture settings 109

Taking a shot in Live View mode 114

Recording Your First Movie 116

Customizing Movie Recording Settings 119

Movie Menu 1 120

Movie Menu 2 121

Movie Menu 3 123

Playing Movies 124

Editing Movies 125

Part II: Working with Picture Files 129

Chapter 5: Picture Playback 131

Disabling and Adjusting Image Review 131

Viewing Pictures in Playback Mode 132

Viewing multiple images at a time 132

Using the Quick Control screen during playback 134

Jumping through images 135

Rotating pictures 137

Zooming in for a closer view 140

Viewing Picture Data 141

Basic Information display data 142

Basic Information plus display 143

Shooting Information display mode 144

Understanding Histogram display mode 146

Deleting Photos 149

Erasing single images 149

Erasing all images 149

Erasing selected images 150

Protecting Photos 151

Protecting a single photo 152

Protecting multiple photos 153

Rating Photos 154 Presenting a Slide Show 156&l...