Canon EOS manual Improvements to playback

cross keys are assigned with functions to set the ISO speed, AF mode, white balance, and metering mode. The procedures to set the ISO speed, AF mode, white bal- ance, and metering mode are the same as with the Canon EOS 30D. Settings take effect from the moment they are selected. You no longer need to press the SET button to register the setting.

Although the default setting for the SET button gives direct access to Picture Style, C.Fn.01 can task the button with control of Quality (JPEG quality, RAW, or a combination of the two), Flash exposure compensation (when using external flash, its flash exposure compensation overrides the camera’s), Playback (switch instantly to Playback mode) or Cross keys: AF frame selection (cross keys change AF point directly).

The name of the Info button has been changed to DISP. because it now turns the display on and off. Its location is meant to make it easy to turn off the display to save energy.

Improvements to playback

In four playback-related improvements, the Digital Rebel XTi can now display a magni- fied or reduced view during quick review (C.Fn.10-1, magnified view on image review and playback); automatic image rotation for images taken in vertical orientation may be selected; a highly useful RGB histogram display is now provided, and CF card remaining capacity has been added to the playback info screen.

Menus

As in the case of the Digital Rebel XT, the tabbed menu screens are operated with the cross keys and SET button. Menu operation is possible even during the image writing to the CF card after continuous shooting. Note that functions already assigned to cross keys (ISO speed, etc.) are not included in the menus.

In all, there are 2 shooting menus, a playback menu and 2 set-up menus. The new items are Picture Style and Dust Delete Data added to Shooting 2, Transfer order added to Playback, LCD auto off added to Set-up 1, and Sensor cleaning: auto and Sensor cleaning: manual added to Set-up 2. Changed items are the Histogram in Playback (RGB added), Auto power off, Auto rotate, LCD brightness and File numbering in Set-up 1, and 2 Custom Functions added to Set-up 2. Any of the following 15 languages can be select- ed for the LCD screen language: English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Russian.

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