Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D For Dummies
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Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D For Dummies Details
From the Back Cover Learn to use all the features of your Rebel T2i and start shooting like a pro No question about it, your Canon Rebel T2i is a picture-taking powerhouse. But don't let all its fabulous features overwhelm you! This book starts by explaining all the bells and whistles and what they mean to you, the photographer. Then it shows you how to take creative control and what to do with those exceptional images once you have them. Get outstanding results automatically — get the best results from the camera's auto modes, including Portrait, Sports, and Landscape plus Creative Auto mode It's all about quality — see how the Quality setting affects resolution, file size, file format, and picture quality in both auto and manual modes Get creative — take control of exposure, lighting, focus, and color Snap the shots you want — get professional advice on taking better portraits, landscape photos, and action shots Share the fun — transfer pictures to your computer, organize them, and share them online Open the book and find: Explanations of photography jargon A quick-reference guide for settings and strategies Tips on taking great HD movies How to work with aperture, shutter speed, and ISO Advice on using the T2i/550D's autofocus system Ten cool special-purpose features How to use Canon's free software to download and edit photos Hints for perfect prints Learn to: Use all the onboard controls, Live View, and Playback mode Manipulate focus, exposure, and color Download, edit, and print your images or post them online IN FULL COLOR! Read more About the Author Julie Adair King has been writing about digital cameras and photography for more than a decade. She is the author of several books on Canon, Nikon, and Olympus cameras. Dan Burkholder is a professional photographer and photography educator specializing in techniques that combine film and digital photography. Read more
Reviews
This is a nicely written overview for using your new Canon T2i. As with most 'for Dummies' books, it tries to cover a lot of territory in just one book, and I believe it does a good job considering the amount of information one could convey regarding photography.This edition covers all the settings on the camera, and touches on various photographic issues such as aperture, speed and ISO, and how those things work together. This is by no means an in-depth look at anything, but more of a general overview of most everything. I think this would be good for people who are brand new to their cameras and want to read something more entertaining, insightful and colorful than the dull and dry owner's manual that comes with the camera. If you are already familiar with your camera and you have a basic understanding of f-stops, speed and ISO this will probably be too elementary for you.While I believe this book serves its purpose and does what it should (provids you with an overview of your T2i camera), another book that gets into much more detail about features, about f-stops and speed, and about things like lenses and shooting for different environments (such as landscapes, portraits, etc.) is David Busch's Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Guide to Digital SLR Photography, and I'd highly recommend this book as a "next book" after reading the Dummies book. If you can only get one, then I'd go for the Busch book.
