"It doesn’t matter if you’re an absolute beginner who’s just bought a new Canon camera, or you’re a seasoned enthusiast who needs a refresher course, inside you’ll find all you need to know to really get to grips with your DSLR. With so many seemingly complex controls, menu settings and dials, where do you begin? Inside you’ll discover all the vital camera techniques you need to master, from using the viewfinder and Live View and shooting in fully automatic mode, progressing all the way to using semi-automatic and manual shooting modes, when you’re able to take control of your camera’s settings. There are also ten free video guides which you’ll find on FileSilo. Once you’ve learned the basics, in the final chapter of this book you’ll find our comprehensive 12-part SLR College Course, full of essential photography techniques, all explained in easy-to-follow lessons."
Welcome…
Canon Beginner’s Handbook
Set up your new SLR • Set up your new Canon digital SLR, and discover how to use all the main dials, buttons, and menus
Get your camera ready to shoot • You’ve just got your SLR out of the box – here’s what to do next…
Controls overview • Understand each of your new DSLR’s dials, buttons and settings
Start taking control • Discover how to use the main controls that alter your DSLR’s settings. Once you get your head around these, you’ll find it easier to go out and capture better images!
Advanced models • Some of the models from the enthusiast and professional ranges use a slightly different back-panel multi-controller setup…
Navigate the menus • Find what you’re looking for fast using your DSLR’s menu system
Set the file options • Format your memory card, set the time, and define the image quality
Learn essential camera techniques • Vital camera techniques you need to learn, from using the viewfinder and Live View to adjusting settings
Introducing the viewfinder • Learn how to read the information displayed under the image in the viewfinder
Viewfinder vs Live View • The viewfinder and Live View features perform the same task, so which one should you use?
Through the viewfinder • Let’s take a look through the viewfinder to see what’s what…
Adjust the settings • Navigate and alter camera settings quickly using the Quick Control screen on the back-panel LCD
Exposure modes explained • Discover how to choose the appropriate exposure mode for a given scene on your Canon digital SLR camera
Fully automatic and scene modes • Let your Canon DSLR take control of all the settings for you with the automatic and scene modes
Automatic modes explained • Your mode dial is full of auto shooting options. Here are the main four…
Scene modes in detail • Scene modes enable you to define the type of shot you want to take
Program mode • Take more control over your exposures using the semi-automatic program mode
Program mode explained • All you need to know when shooting in your Canon’s program mode
Shutter priority mode • Freeze or blur movement in a scene using shutter-priority mode
Timing is everything • Control the look of photos featuring moving subjects using your DSLR’s shutter speed
Aperture priority mode • Blur backgrounds in portraits and still-life scenes or keep an entire landscape sharp
How much depth? • Control the amount of depth of field in your images using the aperture setting on your DSLR
Manual mode • Take full creative control of your DSLR and learn how to balance exposures using the manual mode
Manual mode explained • Switch your mode dial to M and start balancing all the camera settings yourself for complete creative control
Focusing and lenses • Match...