Canon 4463B019, EOS 550D Introduction, Getting Started, Basic Shooting and Image Playback

Contents
	Introduction	2
	Item Check List..................................................................................................	3
	Conventions Used in this Manual......................................................................	4
	Chapters............................................................................................................	5
	Contents at a Glance.......................................................................................	10
	Handling Precautions ......................................................................................	12
	Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................	14
	Nomenclature ..................................................................................................	16
1	Getting Started	23
	Charging the Battery .......................................................................................	24
	Installing and Removing the Battery................................................................	26
	Turning on the Power ......................................................................................	27
	Setting the Date and Time...............................................................................	29
	Selecting the Interface Language....................................................................	30
	Installing and Removing the SD Card .............................................................	31
	Attaching and Detaching a Lens .....................................................................	33
	About the Lens Image Stabilizer......................................................................	35
	Basic Operation...............................................................................................	36
	QUsing the Quick Control Screen ................................................................	38
	3Menu Operations ..................................................................................	40
	Formatting the Card.........................................................................................	42
	Switching the LCD Monitor Display .................................................................	44
2	Basic Shooting and Image Playback	45
	1Fully Automatic Shooting...........................................................................	46
	1Full Auto Techniques.................................................................................	48
	7Disabling Flash..........................................................................................	49
	2Shooting Portraits.......................................................................................	50
	3Shooting Landscapes................................................................................	51
	4Shooting Close-ups ....................................................................................	52
	5Shooting Moving Subjects.........................................................................	53
	6Shooting Portraits at Night .........................................................................	54
	CCreative Auto Shooting .............................................................................	55
	xImage Playback.........................................................................................	58

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