Canon Xsi User Manual

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Introduction
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
Getting Started 23
Recharging 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 Card ................................................................... 31
Mounting and Detaching a Lens...................................................................... 33
About the Lens Image Stabilizer...................................................................... 35
Basic Operation............................................................................................... 36
Menu Operations and Settings ........................................................................ 38
Formatting the Card......................................................................................... 40
Switching the LCD Monitor Screen.................................................................. 42
Basic Shooting and Image Playback 43
Fully Automatic Shooting................................................................................. 44
Full Auto Techniques....................................................................................... 46
Shooting Portraits ............................................................................................ 47
Shooting Landscapes ...................................................................................... 48
Shooting Close-ups ......................................................................................... 49
Shooting Moving Subjects ............................................................................... 50
Shooting Portraits at Night............................................................................... 51
Disabling Flash ................................................................................................ 52
Using the Self-timer......................................................................................... 53
Image Playback ............................................................................................... 54
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Canon Xsi Specifications

General

Model	EOS Rebel XSi / 450D
Camera Type	Digital SLR
Sensor Type	CMOS
Sensor Size	22.2 x 14.8 mm
Effective Pixels	12.2 megapixels
ISO Range	100-1600
Autofocus Points	9
Shutter Speed Range	1/4000 to 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	3.5 fps
LCD Screen Size	3.0 inches
LCD Screen Resolution	230, 000 dots
Viewfinder Type	Optical pentamirror
Viewfinder Coverage	95%
Max Video Resolution	No video recording
Storage Media	SD/SDHC card
Battery	LP-E5
Image Stabilization	Lens-based
Dimensions	128.8 x 97.5 x 61.9 mm
Weight	475 g (including battery)