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Canon EOS Rebel T6i / 750D For Dummies

Overview

Get picture-perfect shots with your Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D

Your Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D is capable of taking incredibly cool and truly frame-worthy photos, but unless you know how use it properly your pictures won't be worth a thousand words. Luckily, Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D For Dummies is packed with the tips, tricks, and instruction you'd gain in a photography course to take the intimidation out of working with your new camera—so you can start taking stunning photos right away.

Assuming no prior experience in photography, this book gets you up to speed on core photography concepts, then shows you how to grasp using the features specific to the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D, like working in automatic mode, controlling exposure, selecting the best lens for the job, using shutter and aperture priority modes, knowing how and when to use flash, and so much more. Whether you're looking to capture lovely landscapes, perfect portraits, awesome action shots—or anything in between—the friendly guidance you'll find inside offers everything you need to get the shot…every time.

  • Get started in automatic mode before working up to advanced features
  • Take control of your camera's exposure, lighting, color, and focus settings
  • Shoot better portraits and action shots
  • Get great shots every time—even in low light and when composing close-ups

Complemented by online supplements that cover the unique features of the companion T6i/750D at dummies.com, this hands-on guide will take your pictures from bland to beautiful in a flash!

Get picture-perfect shots with your Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D

Your Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D is capable of taking incredibly cool and truly frame-worthy photos, but unless you know how use it properly your pictures won't be worth a thousand words. Luckily, Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D For Dummies is packed with the tips, tricks, and instruction you'd gain in a photography course to take the intimidation out of working with your new camera—so you can start taking stunning photos right away.

Assuming no prior experience in photography, this book gets you up to speed on core photography concepts, then shows you how to grasp using the features specific to the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D, like working in automatic mode, controlling exposure, selecting the best lens for the job, using shutter

and aperture priority modes, knowing how and when to use flash, and so much more. Whether you're looking to capture lovely landscapes, perfect portraits, awesome action shots—or anything in between—the friendly guidance you'll find inside offers everything you need to get the shot…every time.

  • Get started in automatic mode before working up to advanced features
  • Take control of your camera's exposure, lighting, color, and focus settings
  • Shoot better portraits and action shots
  • Get great shots every time—even in low light and when composing close-ups

Complemented by online supplements that cover the unique features of the companion T6i/750D at dummies.com, this hands-on guide will take your pictures from bland to beautiful in a flash!

Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Your Canon T6i/750D has so many features that it can be difficult to remember what each control does. To help you sort things out, study this handy reference to your Canon camera's external controls and exposure modes. Print out this guide, tuck it in your camera bag, and get a head start on taking great photographs!

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Exposure Mode Quick Guide for Your Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D

Your Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D camera offers the following exposure modes, which you select via the Mode dial on top of the camera. The shooting mode determines how much control you have over exposure, ISO, and aperture. (Modes described as automatic scene modes in the table offer fully automatic photography, but some let you alter color and exposure slightly through the Shoot by Ambience and Shoot by Lighting or Scene Type features.)

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The Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D Camera Layout

Here's an overview of the buttons, dials, and other external controls on your Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D camera. The lens shown in the following figures is the Canon EF-S 18–55mm IS (Image Stabilization) II model sold with the camera; other lenses may vary.

Back view of the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D camera.
Top view of the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D camera.
Side view of the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D camera showing the Flash button.
Side view of the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D camera showing the Self-Timer lamp.
The terminals and jacks available on the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D camera.

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How to Set the Lens Focus Mode on the Rebel T6i/750D

Regardless of whether you're using the viewfinder or Live View on your Rebel T6i/750D, your first focus task is to set the lens to auto or manual focusing (assuming that your lens supports autofocusing with the T6i/750D).

On most lenses, including the 18–55mm kit lens, you find a switch with two settings: AF for autofocusing and MF for manual focusing, as shown in the figure. The position of the manual focusing ring varies from lens to lens; the figure shows you where to find it on the kit lens.

On the kit lens, as on many Canon lenses, you set the switch to AF for autofocusing and to MF for manual focusing.

Some Canon lenses do enable you to adjust focus manually when the lens switch is set to AF. See your lens manual to find out if your lens offers this option (the kit lens does not).