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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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INSTRUCTION
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MANUAL
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT/EOS 350D DIGITAL is a high- performance, digital AF SLR camera enabling highly versatile and speedy shooting. The camera has an 8-megapixel, high-resolution CMOS sensor, and it is compatible with all Canon EF lenses (including the EF-S lenses). The camera features quick shooting at anytime, shooting modes for all types of photography from fully automatic shooting to manual shooting, direct printing, and more. Before
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Item Check List Check that all the following items have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. ¢ EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT/EOS 350D DIGITAL / Camera body (with eyecup, body cap and lithium backup battery for the date and time) ¢ EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II / Lens (with lens cap and dust cap) * Lens kit only. ¢ Battery Pack NB-2LH (with protective cover) ¢ Battery Charger CB-2LW/CB-2LWE *CB-2LW or CB-2LWE is included. ¢ Power cord for battery cha
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Contents Introduction Item Check List..................................................................................................3 Handling Precautions ........................................................................................8 Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................10 Nomenclature ..................................................................................................12 Conventions Used in this
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Contents Selecting the AF Point..................................................................................... 73 Using Focus Lock............................................................................................ 75 When Autofocus Fails (Manual Focusing)....................................................... 76 Selecting the Metering Mode........................................................................... 77 Selecting the Drive Mode ........................................
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Safety Warnings Follow these safeguards and use the equipment properly to prevent injury, death, and material damage. Preventing Serious Injury or Death • To prevent fire, excessive heat, chemical leakage, and explosions, follow the safeguards below: - Do not use any batteries, power sources, and accessories not specified in this booklet. Do not use any home-made or modified batteries. - Do not short-circuit, disassemble, or modify the battery pack or back-up battery. Do not apply heat or apply
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• If you drop the equipment and the casing breaks open to expose the internal parts, do not touch the internal parts due to the possibility of electrical shock. • Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. High-voltage internal parts can cause electrical shock. • Do not look at the sun or an extremely bright light source through the camera or lens. Doing so may damage your vision. • Keep the camera from the reach of small children. The neck strap can accidentally choke the child. • Do not s
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Handling Precautions Camera Care ¡ This camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop it or subject it to physical shock. ¡ The camera is not waterproof and cannot be used underwater. If you accidentally drop the camera into water, promptly consult your nearest Canon Service Center. Wipe off any water droplets with a dry cloth. If the camera has been exposed to salty air, wipe with a well-wrung wet cloth. ¡ Never leave the camera near anything having a strong magnetic field such as a magnet
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Handling Precautions LCD Panel and LCD Monitor ¡ Although the LCD monitor is manufactured with very high precision technology with over 99.99% active pixels, there might be a few dead pixels among the remaining 0.01% or less pixels. Dead pixels displaying only black or red, etc., are not a malfunction. They do not affect the images recorded. ¡ At low temperatures, the liquid-crystal display response may become slower. And at high temperatures, the display may blacken. In either case, the di
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Quick Start Guide Insert the battery. (p.22) 1 To recharge the battery, see page 20. For EF-S lens For EF lens Attach the lens. (p.25) 2 When attaching an EF-S lens, align it with the white dot on the camera. For other lenses, align it with the red dot. Set the lens focus mode switch 3 to . (p.25) Open the CF card slot 4 cover and insert a CF card. (p.26) Face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera. Set the power switch to <1>. 5 (p.28) 10
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Quick Start Guide Set the Mode Dial to <1 1 1 1> (Full 6 Auto). (p.44) All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically. Focus the subject. (p.28) 7 Aim the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway to autofocus. Take the picture. (p.28) 8 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture. Review the picture on the LCD 9 monitor. (p.104) The captured image will be displayed for about 2 sec. on the LCD monitor. ¡ To view images captured so far, see “Image P
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Nomenclature For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in parentheses (p.**). Mode Dial (p.16) Built-in flash/AF-assist beam (p.96/74) EF Lens mount index (p.25) Power switch (p.28) EF-S Lens mount index (p.25) <6> Main Dial Flash-sync contacts (p.29) Hot shoe (p.101) Shutter button Strap mount (p.19) (p.28) Red-eye reduction/ Self-timer lamp Flash (p.98/48) button (p.96) Terminal cover Remote control sensor (p.49) Lens release button (p.25) Grip Depth-of-f
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Nomenclature Dioptric adjustment knob (p.42) Drive mode selection button (p.78) Eyecup (p.50) Aperture/Exposure compensation button (p.86/89) Viewfinder eyepiece AE lock/FE LCD panel (p.14) lock button/Index/Reduce button (p.92/99/109/110,134) Menu button (p.31) AF point Info/ selection/Enlarge Trimming orientation button (p.73/110,134) button (p.68,107/134) Jump button (p.111) CF card slot Playback cover (p.26) button (p.107) Erase button (p.
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Nomenclature LCD Panel Aperture Shots remaining Shots remaining during WB bracketing - AF point selection ([ - - - - - ] - ) - Self-timer/Remote control countdown CF card full warning (FuLL CF) Bulb exposure time CF card error warning (Err CF) Metering mode No CF card warning (no CF) qEvaluative metering Error code (Err) wPartial metering Cleaning image sensor (CLEA n) eCenter-weighted average metering Shutter speed Image-recording quality Busy (buSY) 73 Large/Fine Built-in flash recyclin
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Nomenclature Viewfinder Information AF point display indicator < > Focusing screen AF points AE lock/FE lock Focus confirmation AEB in-progress light Flash-ready Max. Burst Improper FE lock warning High-speed sync (FP flash) Exposure level indicator Exposure compensation amount AEB range Flash exposure Red-eye reduction lamp-on indicator compensation Red-eye reduction Shutter speed CF card full warning (FuLL CF) FE lock
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B I a m s i a c z g o n e e z Nomenclature Mode Dial The Mode Dial is divided into two function zones. e Full Auto q Basic Zone w Creative Zone All you do is press the shutter Set the camera as you wish. button. d : Program AE (p.80) s : Shutter-priority AE 1 : Full Auto (p.44) (p.82) For fully automatic shooting. f : Aperture-priority AE Image Zone (p.84) Fully automatic shooting for a : Manual exposure specific subjects. (p.86) 2 : Portrait (p.46) 8 8 8 8 : Automatic Depth-of- 3 : Landscape
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Nomenclature Battery Charger CB-2LW This is a battery pack charger. (p.20) Battery pack slot index Battery pack slot Power plug Recharge lamp Battery Charger CB-2LWE This is a battery pack charger. (p.20) Battery pack slot Power cord Recharge lamp Power cord socket 17
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Conventions Used in this Manual ¡The <6> icon indicates the Main Dial. 6 ¡The , , and icons indicate the cross keys. The , , , and icons indicate the up, down, left, and right cross keys respectively. ¡In the text, the <0> icon indicates the SET button. It 0 is used for menu functions and Custom Functions. ¡In this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera’s buttons, dials, and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera. ¡For detailed infor
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1 Getting Started This chapter explains a few preliminary steps and basic camera operations. Attaching the Strap Pass the end of the strap through the camera’s strap mount from the bottom. Then pass it through the strap’s buckle as shown in the illustration. Pull the strap to take up any slack and make sure the strap will not loosen from the buckle. ¡ The eyepiece cover is also attached to the strap. (p.50) Eyepiece cover 19
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Recharging the Battery For details on the battery, refer to the instructions for Battery Pack NB-2LH. Remove the cover. 1 Attach the battery. 2 ¡ Align the battery’s front edge with the battery charger’s index line. While pressing down the battery, slide it in the direction of the arrow. ¡ To detach the battery, follow the Battery pack slot index above procedure in reverse. For CB-2LW CB-2LW 3 Flip out the prongs and recharge the battery. ¡ As shown by the arrow, flip out the battery charge
