Synopses & Reviews
Learn to:
- Use all the camera's controls, settings, menus, and buttons
- Manipulate exposure, focus, and color for better results
- View your images in Playback mode and prepare them for sharing
Cool camera! Now discover how to use all its features and maximize your investment
What's more fun than a new camera? Being able to make it do all the cool things you bought it for! Learn what each bell and whistle does plus when and how to use them. Get tips on using Live View, a rundown of basic picture settings, suggestions for getting great shots in numerous situations, and all the guidance you need to confidently take control.
- Meet the Rebel tour all the camera controls, choose basic settings, and learn to use the touchscreen
- Start with Auto get comfortable with Auto mode; then discover additional creative expression in Creative Auto
- Just add popcorn explore Live View and movie mode, and start shooting movies
- Take the plunge leave the safety of auto modes and unleash your creativity by taking control of focus, exposure, and color
- Shoot to share learn to review your images in the camera, download them, and prepare them for sharing
Open the book and find:
- Explanations of technical photo jargon
- Steps for customizing your camera
- Pro tips for shooting portraits and action photos
- Ways to protect photos and delete those you don't want
- How to process Raw files
- Advice on working with exposure
- What white balance is and how to use it
- Ten fun features to explore
Synopsis
This FULL COLOR book helps Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D users get a better grasp on their camera's controls as it guides them through getting better photos with the model. Topics include:
- Fast Track to Super Snaps - getting the feel for the camera, shooting in Auto mode, managing playback options, basic troubleshooting
- Taking Creative Control - adjusting manual settings to get better results from exposure, lighting, focus and color, then applying those settings to photo sessions. Also offers a full chapter on video mode along with the new autofocus features of the camera.
- Working with Picture Files - sending images to a computer for organizing, editing, and sharing
- The Part of Tens - tips on photo editing and select features
Synopsis
A comprehensive guide to the Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D camera written by bestselling For Dummies author Julie Adair KingExpert author and photography instructor Julie Adair King is exactly who you want to explain Canon's hot new Rebel T5i/700D camera for you. Her friendly, step-by-step style - honed to a fine point from helping over 300,000 readers use their cameras - will have you snapping great shots on the new Rebel in no time. Find all the info you need, backed by clear images of camera controls and menus, so you know exactly what she's explaining, when she's explaining it. More than 300 fabulous full-color photos help you see what you and your DSLR Rebel T5i/700D can achieve.
- Canon's EOS Rebel T5i/700D is an entry-level DSLR camera from Canon and features an 18 megapixel sensor, full 1080 video capability, 5fps shooting, and a 3-inch viewscreen
- Covers how to shoot in Auto mode, manage playback, organize your images, and get better results from exposure, lighting, focus and color
- Gives you professional editing tricks and offers plenty of beautiful full-color images so you can see what you can achieve
- Popular bestselling author Julie Adair King author has written more than 15 For Dummies books on Nikon and Canon cameras, and she helps you really get a feel for the camera
Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D For Dummies...there's so much here to get you on your way to taking great photos!
About the Author
Julie Adair King is the author of Digital Photography For Dummies as well as For Dummies guides on Nikon and Canon cameras. She teaches photography at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. Robert Correll is the author of Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5
Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 7
Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 47
Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 73
Chapter 4: Exploring Live View Shooting and Movie Making 105
Part II: Working with Picture Files 151
Chapter 5: Picture Playback 153
Chapter 6: Downloading, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos 183
Part III: Taking Creative Control 207
Chapter 7: Getting Creative with Exposure 209
Chapter 8: Manipulating Focus and Color 267
Chapter 9: Shooting Specific Shots 301
Part IV: The Part of Tens 321
Chapter 10: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera 323
Chapter 11: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 337
Appendix: Glossary of Digital Photography Terms 361
Index 373