Canon T2I/EOS 550D manual

Quick Start Guide

1			Insert the battery.
2	White index	Red index	Attach the lens.
			Align the lens’ white or red
			index with the camera’s

index in the matching color.

6	Set the Mode Dial to
	<1> (Full Auto).
	All the necessary camera settings
	will be set automatically.
7	Focus the subject.
	Aim the viewfinder center over
	the subject and press the shutter
	button halfway to autofocus.

Image Playback

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Index Magnify

Quick Reference Guide		3
This quick reference guide explains the basic		4
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.		5
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	English
CT1-1037-000	© CANON INC. 2010

Set the lens focus mode switch to <f>.Open the cover and insert a SD card.Set the power switch to <1>.

8	Take the picture.
	Press the shutter button
	completely to take the
	picture.
9	View the image.
	The captured image will be
	displayed for approx. 2 sec.
	on the LCD monitor.

￿ The Mon the right of the function indicates that the function is available only in Creative Zone modes (d,s,f,a,8).

￿Battery Life

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

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Select imageLErasexPlaybackBShooting information

Preparation

Menu Operations	Menu Settings
<M>	1Shooting 1/2/3	5Set-up 1/2/3
button
	<0> button
LCD	<S>
monitor
	Cross keys

nMovie 1/2

QQuick Control Screen

￿ With the shooting settings

Image-recording Quality

￿Select [1Quality], then press <0>.￿Press the <U> key to select the quality, then press <0>.Image-recording qualityPixelsPossible shots

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

3Playback 1/2

Creative Zone	Tab
Modes

Menu items Menu settings

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.

	displayed, press the <Q> button.
￿ The Quick Control screen will
	appear.
	Aperture
Shutter speed	ISO speed
Exposure	Highlight tone
compensation/
	priority
AEB setting
	Flash exposure
Shooting mode	compensation
Image-recording	Auto Lighting
	Optimizer
quality
	Drive mode
Picture Style	Metering mode
White balance	AF mode

￿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.

APicture StyleN

￿Press the <XA> button.￿Press the <U> key to select the Picture Style, then press <0>.

Style	Description
PStandard	Vivid colors and sharp images.
QPortrait	Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.

RLandscape Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.

VMonochrome Black-and-white images.￿For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), see the camera’s instruction manual.