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The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion

By
Ben Long
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
July 2009
Pages:
304
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Description

Through a series of easy-to-follow lessons, The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion gives you a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use this camera. This is not a typical camera guide: rather than just showing you what all the buttons do, this unique book teaches you how to use the Digital Rebel's features to make great photographs. It's the perfect field reference for taking stunning pictures of any occasion or place, anytime.

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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Getting to Know the Rebel T1i

    1. Resetting the Camera's Defaults

    2. Snapshot Shooting in Full Auto Mode

    3. The Viewfinder Status Display

    4. The LCD Status Display

    5. Viewing Your Images

    6. Using Scene Modes

    7. Snapshot Tips

  2. Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Rebel T1i

    1. What Is an SLR Anyway?

    2. Cleaning and Maintenance

    3. Body Parts

    4. The Rebel T1i Menu System

    5. Holding the Camera

    6. The Lens

    7. More Full Auto Practice

  3. Chapter 3 Playing Back Images

    1. Image Review

    2. Image Playback

    3. Erasing Images

    4. Protecting Images

  4. Chapter 4 Image Transfer

    1. Media Cards

    2. Transferring from Your Camera

    3. Installing the Canon Software

    4. Transferring Images to a Windows Computer

    5. Transferring Images to a Macintosh Computer

    6. Transferring Images Manually Using Windows or the Mac

    7. Using the Camera to Select Images for Transfer

    8. Organizing Your Images

    9. After You've Transferred Your Images

  5. Chapter 5 Photography 101

    1. The Rebel T1i Sensor

    2. Over- and Underexposure

    3. Exposure Mechanisms

    4. Why There Are Two Ways to Control Light

    5. Thinking Again About Full Auto Mode

    6. Summing Up

  6. Chapter 6 Program Mode

    1. Switching to Program Mode

    2. Focusing Revisited

    3. Focus Modes

    4. Getting Creative with Program Shift

    5. Handheld Shooting and Shutter Speed

    6. Changing the ISO

    7. White Balance

    8. Drive Mode and the Self-Timer

    9. Choosing an Image Size and Format

    10. Summing Up Program Mode

    11. Creative Auto Mode

  7. Chapter 7 Advanced Exposure

    1. The Light Meter Revisited

    2. Using Exposure Compensation to Over- or Underexpose

    3. Using the Histogram

    4. Using Priority Modes to Control Exposure

    5. Manual Mode

    6. Exposure Bracketing

    7. Peripheral Illumination Correction

    8. Scene Modes Revisited

    9. Picture Styles

    10. Creating a Better Exposure with Fill Flash

    11. A Word About Dynamic Range

    12. Which Mode Should You Choose?

  8. Chapter 8 Finding and Composing a Photo

    1. Learning to See Again

    2. How to Make a Photo

    3. Practice

  9. Chapter 9 Specialty Shooting

    1. Using Live View

    2. Shooting Panoramas

    3. Low-Light Shooting

    4. Shooting Video

  10. Chapter 10 Flash Shooting

    1. Controlling Existing Light

    2. Using the T1i's On-Camera Flash

    3. Red-Eye Reduction

    4. Using an External Flash

  11. Chapter 11 Raw Shooting

    1. What Is Raw?

    2. Why Use Raw?

    3. Raw Hassles (the Disadvantages)

    4. Shooting Raw with the Rebel T1i

    5. Processing Your Raw Files

  12. Chapter 12 Customizing the T1i

    1. My Menu

    2. Changing Screen Color

    3. Beep and Power-Off

    4. Adding Copyright Information

    5. Custom Functions

    6. Lenses

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    Product Details
    Title:
    The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion
    By:
    Ben Long
    Publisher:
    O'Reilly Media
    Formats:
    • Print
    • Ebook
    • Safari Books Online
    Print Release:
    July 2009
    Ebook Release:
    July 2009
    Pages:
    304
    Print ISBN:
    978-0-596-80363-6
    | ISBN 10:
    0-596-80363-X
    Ebook ISBN:
    978-0-596-80529-6
    | ISBN 10:
    0-596-80529-2
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    About the Author

    1. Ben Long

      Ben Long is a freelance writer, photographer, and videographer based in San Francisco. A long-time computer journalist, he has written hundreds of features, reviews, and how-to's for magazines such as Macworld, MacWeek, Macworld UK, MacUser, Computer Graphics World, Maximum PC, and eMediaWeekly. He is currently a Senior Editor for CreativePro.com, where he writes a regular digital photography column. His most recent books include Apple's Pro Training guide for Aperture, Real World Aperture, Getting Started with Camera Raw, and Complete Digital Photography, 3rd edition.

      As a photographer and videographer, his clients have included Blue Note Records, 20th Century Fox, the Pickle Circus, Global Business Network, Head Start, the Oklahoma Arts Institute, and the National Endowment for the Arts. You can learn more about him and his work at www.completedigitalphotography.com.

      View Ben Long's full profile page.

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