Canon EOS 1200D User manual

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

ENGLISH

The “Quick Reference Guide” is included at the end of this manual.

The EOS 1200D is a digital single-lens reflex camera featuring a fine-

detail CMOS sensor with approx. 18.0 effective megapixels, DIGIC 4,

high-precision and high-speed 9-point AF, approx. 3.0 fps continuous

shooting, Live View shooting, and Full High-Definition (Full HD) movie

shooting.

Before Starting to Shoot, Be Sure to Read the Following

To avoid botched pictures and accidents, first read the “Safety

Precautions” (p.307-309) and “Handling Precautions” (p.20, 21).

Refer to This Manual While Using the Camera to Further

Familiarize Yourself with the Camera

While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they

come out. You can then better understand the camera.

Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability

After shooting, play images back and check whether they have been

properly recorded. If the camera or memory card is faulty and the

images cannot be recorded or downloaded to a computer, Canon

cannot be held liable for any loss or inconvenience caused.

Copyrights

images or copyrighted music and images with music in the memory

card for anything other than private enjoyment. Also be aware that

certain public performances, exhibitions, etc., may prohibit photography

even for private enjoyment.

Introduction

Before starting, check that all the following items have been included

with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer.

* Battery Charger LC-E10 or LC-E10E is provided. (The LC-E10E comes with a

power cord.)

The Instruction Manual and DVD/CD-ROMs provided are listed on the next

page.

If you purchased a Lens Kit, check that the lenses are included.

Depending on the Lens Kit type, lens instruction manuals may also be

included.

Be careful not to lose any of the above items.

Item Check List

Battery Pack LP-E10

(with protective cover)

Battery Charger

LC-E10/LC-E10E*

Wide Strap

Camera

(with eyecup and body cap)

Interface Cable

The instruction manual consists of a booklet and PDF manuals in

electronic form (provided on the DVD-ROM).

EOS Camera Instruction Manuals Disk (DVD-ROM)

Contains the following PDF manuals:

• Instruction Manual (Detailed version)

• Software Instruction Manuals for the software on the

EOS Solution Disk

* Instructions for viewing the Instruction Manuals on the DVD-ROM are on pages

315-316.

EOS Solution Disk

Contains various software. For outlines and

installation

procedure for the software, see pages 319-321

Instruction Manual and DVD/CD-ROMs

Basic Instruction

Manual

EOS Camera Instruction Manuals Disk XXX

XXXXX

CEL-XXX XXX

EOS Solution Disk XXX

CEL-XXX XXX

Windows XXX XXX

Mac OS X XXX XXX

XXXXX

The camera can use the following cards regardless of capacity: If the

card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or

computer, it is recommended that you format the card with this

camera (p.50).

• SD memory cards

• SDHC memory cards

• SDXC memory cards

When shooting movies, use a large-capacity SD card rated SD

Speed Class 6 “ ” or higher.

If you use a slow-writing card when shooting movies, the movie may

not be recorded properly. Also, if you play back a movie on a card

with a slow reading speed, the movie may not play back properly.

If you want to shoot still photos while shooting a movie, you will need

an even faster card.

To check the card’s reading/writing speed, refer to the card

manufacturer’s website.

Compatible Cards

Cards that Can Record Movies

The camera can use UHS-I cards, but since it is not compatible with the

UHS-I standard, reading/writing speeds will be equivalent to SD Speed

Class 10 at most.

In this manual, “card” refers to SD memory cards, SDHC memory

cards, and SDXC memory cards.

*The camera does not come with a card for recording images/

movies. Please purchase it separately.

Quick Start Guide

1Insert the battery (p.32).

To charge the battery, see page 30.

2Insert a card (p.32).

With the card’s label facing toward

the back of the camera, insert it into

the card slot.

3Attach the lens (p.40).

Align the lens’s white or red index

with the camera’s index in the

matching color.

4Set the lens focus mode switch

to <AF> (p.40).

5Set the power switch to <1>

(p.35).

When the LCD monitor displays the

date/time/zone setting screens, see

page 37.

White index Red index

Quick Start Guide

6Set the Mode Dial to <A>

(Scene Intelligent Auto) (p.56).

All the necessary camera settings

will be set automatically.

7Focus on the subject (p.45).

Look through the viewfinder and

aim the viewfinder center over the

subject.

Press the shutter button halfway, and

the camera will focus on the subject.

If necessary, the built-in flash will be

raised automatically.

8Take the picture (p.45).

Press the shutter button completely

to take the picture.

9Review the picture (p.180).

The image just captured will be

displayed for 2 sec. on the LCD

monitor.

To display the image again, press

the <x> button (p.80).

To shoot while looking at the LCD monitor, see “Live View

Shooting” (p.133).

To view the images captured so far, see “Image Playback” (p.80).

To delete an image, see “Erasing Images” (p.227).

Icons in this Manual

<6> : Indicates the Main Dial.

<W><X><Y><Z> : Indicates the <S> cross keys on the top,

bottom, left, and right.

<0> : Indicates the Setting button.

0, 9, 7, 8: Indicates that the corresponding function

remains active for 4 sec., 6 sec., 10 sec., or 16

sec. respectively after you let go of the button.

* In this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera’s buttons, dials,

and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and on the

LCD monitor.

3: Indicates a function that can be changed by pressing the

<M> button and changing the setting.

M: Shown at the upper right of a page title to indicate a

function that is available only in the Creative Zone modes

(p.26).

(p.**) : Reference page numbers for more information.

: Warning to prevent shooting problems.

: Supplemental information.

: Tips or advice for better shooting.

: Problem-solving advice.

Basic Assumptions

All operations explained in this manual assume that the power switch

is <1> (p.35).

It is assumed that all the menu settings and Custom Functions are

set to their defaults.

The illustrations in this manual show the camera attached with the

EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens as an example.

Conventions Used in this Manual

For first-time DSLR users, Chapters 1 and 2 explain the camera’s

basic operations and shooting procedures.

Chapters

Introduction 2

Getting Started 29

Basic Shooting and Image Playback 55

Creative Shooting 81

Advanced Shooting 103

Shooting with the LCD Monitor

(Live View Shooting)

133

Shooting Movies 153

Handy Features 179

Image Playback 203

Post-Processing Images 233

Printing Images 239

Customizing the Camera 255

Reference 267

Viewing the DVD-ROM Instruction Manuals /

Downloading Images to Your Computer 313

Quick Reference Guide and Index 323

Contents at a Glance

Shooting

Shoot automatically Î p.55-79 (Basic Zone modes)

Shoot continuously Î p.98 (iContinuous shooting)

Take a picture of yourself in a group

Î p.100 (jSelf-timer)

Freeze the action Î p.104 (sShutter-priority AE)

Blur the action

Blur the background Î p.62 (CCreative Auto)

Keep the background in sharp focus

Î p.106 (fAperture-priority AE)

Adjust the image brightness (exposure)

Î p.112 (Exposure compensation)

Shoot in low light Î p.56, 101 (DFlash photography)

p.88 (ISO speed setting)

Shoot without flash Î p.61 (7Flash Off)

p.64, 72 (bFlash off)

Shoot fireworks at night Î p.110 (Bulb exposure)

Shoot while viewing the LCD monitor

Î p.133 (ALive View shooting)

Shoot movies Î p.153 (kMovie shooting)

Image Quality

Shoot with image effects Î p.91 (Picture Style)

matching the subject

Make a large-size print of the picture

Î p.84 (73, 83, 1)

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