Canon EOS REBEL T2I EF-S 18-55MM IS INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Quick Start Guide

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Insert the battery.

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6

Set the Mode Dial to
<1> (Full Auto).

All the necessary camera settings
will be set automatically.

Image Playback

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Quick Reference Guide

This quick reference guide explains the basic
function settings and how to shoot and playback
images. You can take this guide with you when
shooting. For detailed instructions, refer to the
EOS REBEL T2i/EOS 550D Instruction Manual.

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CT1-1037-000 © CANON INC. 2010

Preparation

Menu Operations

<M>
button

LCD
monitor

1. Press the <M> button to display the menu.

2. Press the <U> key to select the tab, then press the
<V> key to select the desired item.

3. Press <0> to display the setting.

4. After setting the item, press <0>.

Basic Zone Modes Movie Shooting Mode

Creative Zone
Modes

Menu settingsMenu items

English

<0> button

<S>
Cross keys

Tab

Red indexWhite index

2

3

4

5

Attach the lens.

Align the lens’ white or red
index with the camera’s
index in the matching color.

Set the lens focus
mode switch to
<f>.

Open the cover
and insert a SD
card.

Set the power switch
to <1>.

Menu Settings

1 Shooting 1/2/3 5 Set-up 1/2/3

3 Playback 1/2

These screens apply when a
Creative Zone mode is set.

In Basic Zone modes and
Movie shooting mode, the
tabs and menu options
displayed will be different.

Focus the subject.

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8

9



The M on the right of the function indicates that the function is
available only in Creative Zone modes

 Battery Life

Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 550 shots Approx. 440 shots

n Movie 1/2

Q

Quick Control Screen

Shutter speed

Exposure
compensation/
AEB setting

Shooting mode

Image-recording
quality

Picture Style

White balance

 Press the <S> key to select the function, then turn the <6>

dial to set it.

 In the Basic Zone modes (except C), you can select certain

drive modes and the image-recording quality.

Aim the viewfinder center over
the subject and press the shutter
button halfway to autofocus.

Take the picture.

Press the shutter button
completely to take the
picture.

View the image.

The captured image will be
displayed for approx. 2 sec.
on the LCD monitor.

(d,s,f,a,8).

 With the shooting settings

displayed, press the <Q> button.

 The Quick Control screen will

appear.

Aperture

ISO speed

Highlight tone
priority

Flash exposure
compensation

Auto Lighting
Optimizer

Drive mode

Metering mode

AF mode

MagnifyIndex

x

S

L

Erase

Playback

Select image

Shooting information

B

Image-recording Quality

 Select [1 Quality], then press <0>.
 Press the <U> key to select the quality, then press <0>.

Image-recording quality

Pixels

Possible shots

A Picture StyleN

 Press the <XA> button.
 Press the <U> key to select

the Picture Style, then press
<0>.

Style

P Standard
Q Portrait
R

Landscape

Monochrome

V

 For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), see the

camera’s instruction manual.

Vivid colors and sharp images.
Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.
Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.
Black-and-white images.

Description

Shooting Operation

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Nomenclature

Power switch

<Z> ISO speed
setting button

<6>
Main Dial

Shutter
button

<A> Live View shooting/
Movie shooting button

Display-off
sensor

<O> Aperture/Exposure
compensation button

Mode Dial

Focus mode switch

<0> Setting button

<D>
Flash button

<A> AE lock button

<S> AF point
selection button

<S>
Cross keys

Access lamp

Shooting Settings Display

Aperture

Shutter speed

Shooting mode

Picture Style

Image-recording
quality

Quick Control
icon

Battery check

zxcn

OK NG

AF mode

Viewfinder Information

AF points

AE lock

Flash-ready

Flash exposure
compensation

Shutter speed

Aperture

ISO speed

Exposure level
indicator

White balance

Auto Lighting
Optimizer

Drive mode

Possible shots

Metering mode

AF point activation indicator <•>

Spot metering
circle

Focus
confirmation light

Max. burst

Monochrome shooting

ISO speed

Exposure level indicator

Basic Zone Modes

All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically. You
just press the shutter button, and

B

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c

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1 Full Auto

C

Creative Auto

7

Flash Off

2

Portrait

3

Landscape

4

Close-up

5

Sports

6

Night Portrait

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the camera does the rest.

(Displayed only when <C> is set.)

 Press the <Q> button, then press

the <S> key to select the function.

 Turn the <6> dial to set the

function.

D Using the Built-in Flash

Basic Zone Modes

If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light
or backlit conditions (except in the

Creative Zone Modes

<7> <3> <5>

 Press the <D> button to pop up

the built-in flash, then shoot.

modes).

Creative Zone Modes

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Z

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C

d: Program AE

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture
in the same way as the <1> mode.

 Set the Mode Dial to <d>.

s: Shutter-priority AE

f: Aperture-priority AE

You can change the camera
settings as desired to shoot in
various ways.



Set the Mode Dial to



Turn the

<6>

shutter speed, then focus the subject.

 The aperture will be set automatically.



If the aperture display blinks, turn the

<6> dial until it stops blinking.



Set the Mode Dial to <f>.



Turn the <6> dial to set the desired

aperture, then focus the subject.

 The shutter speed will be set

automatically.

 If the shutter speed display blinks,

turn the <6> dial until it stops
blinking.

<s>

dial to set the desired

.

E: AF ModeN

S AF PointN

 Set the lens focus mode switch

to <f>.

 Press the <ZE> button.
 Press the <U> key to select

the AF mode, then press <0>.

X(One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
9(AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF mode

automatically

Z(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects

 Press the <S> button.

 Press the <S> key to select the

AF point.

 While looking at the viewfinder,

you can select the AF point by
turning the <6> dial until the
desired AF point flashes in red.

 Pressing <0> toggles the AF

point selection between the
center AF point and automatic
AF point selection.

Z

: ISO SpeedN

 Press the <Z> button.
 Turn the <6> dial or press the

<U> key to select the ISO

i

Drive ModeN

speed.

 When “AUTO” is selected, the

ISO speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting will be displayed.

 Press the <YiQ> button.
 Press the <U> key to select

the drive mode, then press <0>.

u : Single shooting
i : Continuous shooting

Q : Self-timer/Remote control*

l : Self-timer:2 sec

q : Self-timer:Continuous*

* The <Q> and <q> drive

modes can be selected in all
shooting modes.

A

Live View Shooting

 Press the <A> button to

display the Live View image.

 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus.

 Press the shutter button

completely to take the picture.

 To change the Live View settings, use the [6 Live View

function settings] menu.

 Battery Life with Live View Shooting

Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 200 shots Approx. 180 shots

k Shooting Movies

 Set the Mode Dial to <k>.

 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus.

 Press the <A> button to start

shooting a movie. To stop movie
shooting, press <A> again.

 To shoot still photos, press the

shutter button.

Custom FunctionsN

1 Exposure level

increments

2 ISO expansion

3 Flash sync. speed in Av

mode

4 Long exposure noise

reduction

5 High ISO speed noise

reduction

6 Highlight tone priority

7 AF-assist beam firing

8 Mirror lockup

9 Shutter/AE lock button

10 Assign SET button

11 LCD display when

power ON

12 Add image verification

data