Canon Eos Rebel T2i 550d Instruction Manual

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Shooting Function Settings
[n ] Menu
 Movie-recording size
You can select the movie’s image size [ ****x****] and frame rate [ 9] 
(frames recorded per second). The  9 (frame rate) displayed on the 
[Movie rec. size ] screen switches automatically depending on the 
[6  Video system ] setting.
• Image size [1920x1080 ]: 
Full HD (Full High-Definition) recording quality.
[1280x720] : HD (High-Definition) recording quality.
[640x480] : Standard-definition recording quality. The 
aspect ratio will be 4:3.
[Crop 640x480]: 
Standard-definition record ing quality. The aspect 
ratio will be 4:3. It will gi ve a telephoto effect of 
about 7x. This shooting m ode is called Movie crop.
• Frame rate (fps: frames per second)
[8 ] [6 ] : For areas where the TV format is NTSC (North 
America, Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.).
[7 ] [5 ] : For areas where the TV format is PAL (Europe, 
Russia, China, Australia, etc.).
[4 ] : Mainly for motion pictures.
Notes for Movie crop Use a tripod to prevent  hand-held camera shake.
  The Movie crop image cannot  be magnified for focusing.
  Even if the AF mode  has been set to [Quick mode], it will switch 
automatically to [ Live mode] during movie shooting. Also, in [ Live 
mode ], the AF point is displayed larger  than with other recording sizes.
  Noise and dots of light may be more  noticeable than in other recording 
sizes.
  Focusing may be difficult if the AF  point covers both a near and far 
subject.
  Still photos cannot be taken.
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Total Movie Recording Time and File Size Per Minute
 AF mode
The AF modes will be the same as  described on pages 113-119. You 
can select [Live mode ], [u  Live mode ], or [Quick mode ]. Note that 
continuous focusing of a moving subject is not possible.
  AF during  k
When [Enable ] is set, AF is possible during movie shooting. 
However, continuous autofocusing is  not possible. If you autofocus 
during movie shooting, you might  momentarily throw the focus way 
off or change the exposure.
If the AF mode is [Quick mode ], AF will be executed in Live mode.
Movie-recording 
SizeTotal Recording TimeFile Size4GB Card16GB Card
[ 1920x1080 ]6
12 min. 49 min. 330 MB/min.
5
4
[ 1280x720 ]8
12 min. 49 min. 330 MB/min.
7
[ 640x480 ]
[ Crop 640x480] 8
24 min. 1 hr. 39 min. 165 MB/min.
7
  After you start shooting a movie,  the movie shooting will stop 
automatically if the file  size reaches 4 GB or if the movie length reaches 
29 min. 59 sec. To start movi e shooting again, press the < A> button. (A 
new movie file starts being recorded.)
  The semi-transparent or black mask on  the top and bottom or on the left 
and right will not be recorded.
  With ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowse r (provided software), you can 
extract a still image from the movie.  The still image quality will be as 
follows: Approx. 2 megapixels at [ 1920x1080], approx. 1 megapixel at 
[ 1280x720 ], and approx. 300, 000 pixels at [640x480].
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Shooting Function Settings
 k Shutter/AE lock button
You can change the function assig ned to the AE lock button and to 
when you press the shutter button halfway.
• AF/AE lock: Normal function. Press the shutter button halfway to execute AF. 
Press the < w> button for AE lock.
• AE lock/AF:
Press the shutter button halfway for AE lock. For AF, press the 
 button. Convenient when you  want to focus and meter at 
different parts of the picture.
• AF/AF lock, no AE lock: Press the shutter button halfway to execute AF. While holding 
down the < w> button, press the shutter bu tton to take a still photo 
without executing AF. Convenient when you do not want to 
autofocus when taking a still phot o during movie shooting. AE lock 
is not possible.
• AE/AF, no AE lock: Press the shutter button halfway for metering. For AF, press the 
 button. AE lock is not possible.
  Remote control shooting
You can use the Remote Controller RC -6 (sold separately, p.204) to 
start and stop the movie shooting. Set the shooting timing switch to 
< 2>, then press the transmit button. If the switch is set to < o> 
(immediate shooting), still phot o shooting will take effect.
The AF mode setting will also be reflected in Live View shooting.
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[o ] Menu
 Movie exposure
Normally, set this option to [ Auto].
Setting [Movie exposure ] to [Manual ] enables you to manually set 
the ISO speed, shutter speed, and aperture for movie shooting 
(p.127).
  Grid display
With [Grid 1 l] or [ Grid 2 m], you can display grid lines.
  Metering timer
You can change how long the exposure  setting is displayed (AE lock 
time).
  Sound recording
When the sound recording is set to [On ], monaural sound will be 
recorded with the built-in microphone. Stereo sound recording is 
possible by connecting an exte rnal microphone (commercially 
available) equipped with a stereo  mini plug (3.5mm dia.) to the 
camera’s external microphone IN  terminal (p.16). The sound 
recording level will be adjusted automatically.
  k Highlight tone priority
This can be set only when [ Movie exposure] is set to [Manual].
If [ Enable ] is set, highlight detail  will be improved. The dynamic 
range is expanded from the standard  18% gray to bright highlights. 
The gradation between the grays  and highlights becomes smoother. 
The ISO speed range will be ISO  200 - 6400. The Auto Lighting 
Optimizer will also be set automatically to [ Disable] and cannot be 
changed.
The Grid display and Metering timer setti ngs will also be reflected in Live 
View shooting.
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[2 Shooting 2] Menu
The functions settable in this menu 
screen only apply when the Mode Dial is 
set to < k>. These functions do not take 
effect in other shooting modes.
Notes on Movie Shooting
Recording and Image Quality
  If the attached lens has an Image Stabilizer, the Image Stabilizer will 
operate at all times even  if you do not press the shutter button halfway. 
The Image Stabilizer will thereb y consume battery power and may 
shorten the total movie shooting time or  decrease the number of possible 
shots. If you use a tripod or if the Im age Stabilizer is not necessary, you 
should set the IS switch to < 2>.
  The camera’s built-in microphone will  also pick up camera operation 
noise. If you use a co mmercially-available external microphone, you can 
prevent (or reduce) these no ises from being recorded.
  Do not connect anything other than an external microphone to the 
camera’s external micr ophone IN terminal.
  If movie shooting is not possible due  to insufficient remaining capacity of 
the card, the movie recording size  and movie shooting remaining time 
(p.126) will be displayed in red.
  If you use a card having a slow  writing speed, a five-level 
indicator might appear on the  right of the screen during 
movie shooting. It indicates how  much data has not yet been 
written to the card (remaining ca pacity of the internal buffer 
memory). The slower the card, the faster the indicator will 
climb upward. If the indicator  becomes full, movie shooting 
will stop automatically.
If the card has a fast writing sp eed, the indicator will either 
not appear or the level (i f displayed) will hardly go upward. First, shoot a 
few test movies to see if th e card can write fast enough.
If you take still photos  during movie shooting,  the movie shooting might 
stop. Setting the still images’ record ing quality low might improve this 
problem.
Indicator
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Notes on Movie Shooting
Camera’s internal temperature increase and image degradation
 If the camera’s internal te mperature becomes high, the < E> icon may 
appear on the screen. When not  shooting, turn off the camera.
  If you take still ph otos while the  icon is displayed on the screen, the 
image quality may be degraded. The imag e quality of movies is not 
affected.
  If the < E> icon is displayed and you ke ep shooting movies until the 
camera’s internal temperature rises fu rther, the movie shooting will stop 
automatically. If this happens, you will  not be able to shoot again until the 
camera’s internal temperature decrea ses. Turn off the power and let the 
camera rest for a while.
Playback and TV connection
  If the brightness change s during movie shooting,  that part might look 
momentarily still when  you playback the movie.
  If you connect the  camera to a TV set with an HDMI cable (p.167) and 
shoot a movie in [ 1920x1080] or [1280x720 ], the movie being shot will 
be displayed at a small size on the TV . However, the actual movie will be 
properly recorded at the movi e recording size that was set.
  If you connect the  camera to a TV set (p.167 , 169) and shoot a movie, 
the TV will not output any sound  during the shooting. However, the 
sound will be p roperly recorded.
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Handy Features
 Silencing the Beeper (p.138)
  Card Reminder (p.138)
  Setting the Image Review Time (p.138)
  Setting the Auto Power-off Time (p.139)
  Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness (p.139)
  File Numbering Methods (p.140)
  Auto Rotation of Vertical Images (p.142)
  Checking Camera Settings (p.143)
  Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings (p.144)
  Preventing the LCD Monitor from Turning off Automatically 
(p.146)
  Changing the Shooting Setti ngs Screen Color (p.146)
  Setting the Flash (p.147)
  Automatic Sensor Cleaning (p.150)
  Appending Dust Delete Data (p.151)
  Manual Sensor Cleaning (p.153)
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You can prevent the beeper from sounding when focus is achieved or 
during self-timer operation.Under the [1] tab, select [Beep ], then 
press < 0>. Select [ Disable], then 
press < 0>.
This prevents shooting if there is no card in the camera.
Under the [1 ] tab, select [Release 
shutter without card ], then press 
< 0 >. Select [Disable], then press 
< 0 >.
If there is no card in stalled and you press 
the shutter button, “ Card” will be 
displayed in the viewfinder, and you 
cannot release the shutter.
You can set how long the image is  displayed on the LCD monitor 
immediately after capture. If [ Off] is set, the image will not be displayed 
immediately after image capture. If [Hold ] is set, the image review will 
be displayed up until the [ Auto power off] time. During the image 
review, if you operate any camera cont rols such as pressing the shutter 
button halfway, the image display will end.
Under the [1] tab, select [Image 
review ], then press < 0>. Select the 
desired review time, then press < 0>.
Handy Features
3  Silencing the Beeper
3 Card Reminder
3 Setting the Image Review Time
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Handy Features
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after the set 
time of idle operation elapses. Y ou can set this auto power-off time. 
When the camera has turned off d ue to auto power off, you can wake 
up the camera by pressing the shutter button halfway or any of the 
following buttons: < M>   etc.
If [Off] has been set, either turn off the camera yourself or press 
the < B> button to turn off the shoot ing settings display to save 
battery power.
If [Off] has been set and the camera is not used for 30 min., the 
LCD monitor will turn off automatically. To turn on the LCD monitor 
again, press the < B> button.
Under the [ 5] tab, select [ Auto power 
off], then press < 0>. Select the desired 
power-off time, then press < 0>.
You can adjust the brightness of the  LCD monitor to make it easier to 
read.
Under the [6] tab, select [LCD 
brightness ], then press < 0>. With the 
adjustment screen displayed, press the 
< U > key to adjust the brightness, then 
press < 0>.
When checking the exposure of an 
image, set the LCD monitor brightness to 
4 and prevent the ambient light from 
affecting the reviewed image.
3  Setting the Auto Power-off Time
3 Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness
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The file number is like the frame number on a roll of film. The captured 
images are assigned a sequential f ile number from 0001 to 9999 and 
saved in one folder. You can change how the file number is assigned.
The file number will appear on  a computer in this format: 
IMG_0001.JPG .
Under the [5] tab, select [ File 
numbering ], then press < 0>. The 
available settings are described below. 
Select one, then press < 0>.
  [Continuous]: The file numbering continues in sequence even 
after the card is replaced.
Even after you replace the card, t he file numbering continues in 
sequence up to 9999. Th is is convenient when you want to save the 
images numbered anywhere between  0001 to 9999 from multiple 
cards into one folder in your computer.
If the replacement card contains im ages recorded previously, the file 
numbering of the new images might c ontinue from the file numbering 
of the existing images in the card. If you want to use continuous file 
numbering, you should use a newly-formatted card each time.
3  File Numbering Methods
0051 0052
Card-1Card-2
Next sequential file number
File numbering after replacing the card
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