Canon EOS Rebel XS / 1000D For Dummies

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Canon EOS Rebel XS / 1000D For Dummies Details

From the Back Cover Get the most from your new Canon camera the fun and easy way®! It's a great camera, but if you're new to SLRs, the EOS Rebel XS/1000D might be just a bit intimidating. This book comes to the rescue with plain-English explanations of all the controls and menus, easy techniques to help you solve common picture problems, and plenty of advice to give you the confidence you need to start shooting fantastic photos. Enjoy great results from the get-go — take advantage of special automatic modes to quickly improve your photos Learn the lingo — master all the confusing digital photography terminology from file formats to f-stops Expose your creativity — explore advanced shooting modes to manipulate exposure, color, and focus like a pro Go live — discover when and how to best use your camera's Live View feature Share your favorites — get step-by-step help to download, print, and share photos online with Canon's free software Open the book and find: How to shoot beautiful portraits Creative tips for capturing action, scenic vistas, and close-ups Ten speedy retouching tricks What P, Tv, Av, M, and A-DEP modes do How to solve focus and exposure problems What "noise" is and how to avoid it Easy ways to organize your photos using Canon ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser Read more About the Author Julie Adair King has penned six editions of Digital Photography For Dummies as well as several books on Canon and Nikon cameras. She also teaches photography and digital imaging at such locations as the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. Read more

Reviews

The last SLR camera I had was back in the 70's. For the last 3 years I've used a Canon digital camera (S3 IS) which like all simple digital cameras is not easily able to capture the shallow depth of field that I am seeking, so I upgraded to the Canon Rebel XS. I really wanted to understand all that this camera could do and to select the proper settings for the kind of photographs that I tend to take, as I was at a loss here (the instruction manual only gives you the options -- it doesn't go into any detail about which options one would choose to start off with and how other options could improve your pictures). This book explains everything in very clear detail. And, if you are getting a little bit confused after reading chapters 1-6, chapter 7 is the best -- it's called "Putting it All Together" where it summarizes "all purpose picture taking settings" which, at least, gives you a clue as to what settings you should initially use (and then you can modify your settings after seeing your pictures, if necessary). It's a great book, and I highly recommend it to anyone who has just upgraded to a Canon digital SLR camera.

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