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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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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

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
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
Chapter 3 Playing Back Images
1. Image Review
2. Image Playback
3. Erasing Images
4. Protecting Images
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
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
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
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?
Chapter 8 Finding and Composing a Photo
1. Learning to See Again
2. How to Make a Photo
3. Practice
Chapter 9 Specialty Shooting
1. Using Live View
2. Shooting Panoramas
3. Low-Light Shooting
4. Shooting Video
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
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
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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Title:

The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion

By:

Ben Long

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media

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Print Release:

July 2009

Ebook Release:

July 2009

Pages:

304

Print ISBN:

978-0-596-80363-6

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0-596-80363-X

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978-0-596-80529-6

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About the Author

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.

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The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion

Chapter 1 Getting to Know the Rebel T1i

Resetting the Camera's Defaults

Snapshot Shooting in Full Auto Mode

The Viewfinder Status Display

The LCD Status Display

Viewing Your Images

Using Scene Modes

Snapshot Tips

Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Rebel T1i

What Is an SLR Anyway?

Cleaning and Maintenance

Body Parts

The Rebel T1i Menu System

Holding the Camera

The Lens

More Full Auto Practice

Chapter 3 Playing Back Images

Image Review

Image Playback

Erasing Images

Protecting Images

Chapter 4 Image Transfer

Media Cards

Transferring from Your Camera

Installing the Canon Software

Transferring Images to a Windows Computer

Transferring Images to a Macintosh Computer

Transferring Images Manually Using Windows or the Mac

Using the Camera to Select Images for Transfer

Organizing Your Images

After You've Transferred Your Images

Chapter 5 Photography 101

The Rebel T1i Sensor

Over- and Underexposure

Exposure Mechanisms

Why There Are Two Ways to Control Light

Thinking Again About Full Auto Mode

Summing Up

Chapter 6 Program Mode

Switching to Program Mode

Focusing Revisited

Focus Modes

Getting Creative with Program Shift

Handheld Shooting and Shutter Speed

Changing the ISO

White Balance

Drive Mode and the Self-Timer

Choosing an Image Size and Format

Summing Up Program Mode

Creative Auto Mode

Chapter 7 Advanced Exposure

The Light Meter Revisited

Using Exposure Compensation to Over- or Underexpose

Using the Histogram

Using Priority Modes to Control Exposure

Manual Mode

Exposure Bracketing

Peripheral Illumination Correction

Scene Modes Revisited

Picture Styles

Creating a Better Exposure with Fill Flash

A Word About Dynamic Range

Which Mode Should You Choose?

Chapter 8 Finding and Composing a Photo

Learning to See Again

How to Make a Photo

Practice

Chapter 9 Specialty Shooting

Using Live View

Shooting Panoramas

Low-Light Shooting

Shooting Video

Chapter 10 Flash Shooting

Controlling Existing Light

Using the T1i's On-Camera Flash

Red-Eye Reduction

Using an External Flash

Chapter 11 Raw Shooting