Canon EOS REBEL T2I User manual

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Customizing the

You can customize various camera features to suit your

picture-taking preferences. You can do it with Custom

Functions. Custom Functions can be set and used only

in Creative Zone modes.

Setting Custom Functions _

_ Select [Custom Functions (C.Fn)].

_ Under the [_] tab, select [Custom

Functions (C.Fn)], then press <_>.

Custom Function No. _2, Select the Custom Function No.

_ Press the <_ > key to select the

Custom Function No., then press

Change the setting as desired.

_ Press the <AV> key to select the

setting (number), then press <_E_>

_ Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you want to

set other Custom Functions.

_ At the bottom of the screen, the

current Custom Function settings are

indicated below the respective

function numbers.

, Exit the setting.

® Press the <MENU> button.

#**The screen for step 1 will reappear.

Clearing A[[ Custom Functions

On the [_'_ Clear settings] menu, select [Clear a[I Custom Func.

(C.Fn)] to clear aii the Custom Function settings (F144).

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Setting Custom Functions*

Custom Functions

C.Fn I: Exposure _ LV shooting

1 Exposure level increments O

2 ISO expansion p.192 O

3 Flash sync, speed in Av mode O

* The C,Fn I -1 setting will also be applied to movie shooting.

C.Fn I1: Image

4 Long exposure noise reduction O

p.193

5 High ISO speed noise reduction O

6 Highlight tone priority p.194 O

C.Fn II1: AutofocuslDdve

I 7 AF-assist beam firing

I 8 Mirror Iockup

C.Fn IV: OperationlOthers

9 ShuttedAE lock button

10 Assign SET button

11 LCD display when power ON

12 Add image verification data

p.195

p.196

p.197

"The Shaded Custom Functions do not Work during Live view (LV) Shooting.

(Settings are disab!ed,)

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Custom Function Settings _

Custom Functions are organized into four groups based on the function

type: C.Fn [: Exposure, C.Fn [[: Image, C.Fn Ill: AutofocusfDdve, C.Fn

IV: OperationlOthers.

C,Fn [: Exposure

0: lt3ostop

1: lt2ostop

Sets 1/2-stop increments for the shutter speed, aperture, exposure

compensation, AEB, flash exposure compensation, etc. Effective when you

prefer to control the exposure in less fine increments than 1/3-stop increments.

_The exposure level Will be displayed in the Viewfinder and On the LCD

monitor as shown below.

0: Off

1: On

For the [SO speed, "H" (equivalent to BSO 12800) wil! be setectable.

However, if [C.Fn-6: HighBight tone priority] is set to [1: Enable], "H"

cannot be seL

0: Auto

The flash sync speed is set automatically within a range of 1/200 sec. to

30 see. to suit the scene's brightness.

1:11200o1160 sec. auto

When flash is used with aperture-priority AE (Av), this prevents a slow

flash-sync speed from being set automatically in low-light conditions. It

is effective for preventing subject blur and camera shake. However,

while the subject will be properly exposed with the flash, the background

will come out dark.

2:1t200 sec. (fixed)

The flash°sync speed is fixed to 1/200 sec. This more effectively

prevents subject blur and camera shake than with setting 1. However,

the background may come out darker than with setting 1.

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Custom Function Settings*

_L_ When i or 2 iSset high:speed Sync Cannot be uSed With art externai Speediite

C,Fn ll: Image

0: Off

1: Auto

For 1 sec. or longer exposures, noise reduction is performed

automatically if noise typical of long exposures is detected. This [Auto]

setting is effective in most cases.

2: On

Noise reduction is performed for all exposures of 1 sec. or longer. The

[On] setting may be effective for noise that cannot be detected or

reduced with the [Auto] setting.

@ W th setting i and 2, aftei the p cture iS iaken, the nO Se redUct On

propess may take the same amount of time as the exposure. You cannot

take another picture unti! the n0ise reduction process is completed.

® At ISQ 1600 and higher, noise might be more pronounced with setting 2

than with setting 0 0r 11

® With setting 2, ifa Io0g exposure is shot during Live View dispiay, '!BUSY" will b#

displayed during the noise reduction process. The L!veView display w!Hnot

appear until the noise reduction is completed. (Youcannot take another picture.)

Reduces the noise generated in the image. Although noise reduction is

applied at all ISO speeds, it is particularly effective at high ISO speeds. At

low ISO speeds, the noise in the shadow areas is further reduce& Change

the setting to suit the noise level.

0: Standard

1: Low

2: Strong

3: Disable

With Setting 2, the maximum burst for continuous sh00iing will greatly

decrease.

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Custom Function Settings*

0: Disable

1: Enable

Improves the highlight detail The dynamic range is expanded from the

standard 18% gray to bright highlights. The gradation between the grays

and higMighte becomes smoother.

_ With setting 1, the [Disable] settin£ automatically laKes effect for the

Auto Lighting Optimizer U:.103) and it cannot be changed.

With setting 1, noise may eecome shghtiy more pronounced tiqan usual.

With sett qg 1, the settable ISO speed range will be 200 6480.

Also. the <De-> icon wili be displayed on the LCD monitor and in the

viewfinder when highlight tone priority is enabled.

CoFnIll: AutofocuslDrive

The AF-assist beam can be emitted by the camera's built-in flash or by an

external, EOS-dedieated Speediite.

O: EnabJe

1: Disable

The AF-assist beam is not emitted.

2: Enable external flash only

If an external, EOS-dedicated Speedlite is attached, it wil! emit the AF-

assist beam when necessary. The camera's built-in flash will not fire the

AF-assist beam.

3: IR AF assist beam only

Among EOS=dedicated Speedlites, only those which have an infrared

AF-assist beam will be able to emit the beam. This prevents any

Speedlite which uses a series of smal! flashes (like the built=in flash)

from firing the AF=assist beam=

If the externa !, EOS_dedieated speed!ite!s [AF-ass!st beam firing] Custom

Function is set to [Disabled], the Speedlite w!!l not emit the AF-ass!st bea m

even if the camerals 0.Fn-7-0t2/3 is set,

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Custom Function Settings*

0: Disable

1: Enable

Prevents camera vibrations caused by the reflex mirror action which can

disturb shooting with super telephoto lenses or close-up (macro)

shooting. See page 106 for the mirror Iockup procedure.

C,Fn IV: Operation/Others

0: AF/AE Book

1: AE moeklAF

Convenient when you want to focus and meter separately. Press the

<-_(_> button to autofocus, and press the shutter button halfway to appby

AE lock.

2: AFtAF mock, no AE Book

Bnthe AI Servo AF mode, you can press the <-)(_> button to stop the AF

operation momentari}y. This prevents the AF from being thrown off by

any obstacle passing between the camera and subject. The exposure is

set at the moment the picture is taken.

3: AE/AF, no AE Boek

This is useful for subjects which keep moving and stopping repeatedly.

Bnthe AI Servo AF mode, you can press the <_> button to start or stop

the AI Servo AF operation. The exposure is set at the moment the

picture is taken. Thus, the optimum focusing and exposure will always

be achieved as you wait for the decisive moment.

When 1 or 3 is set, pressing the Remote Switch (p1205) halfl_vay Will not

work.

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Custom Function Settings*

You can assign a frequently-used function to <8>. Press <8> when the

camera is shootingoready.

O: Normal (disabled)

1: linage quality

Press <_> to display the image-recording quality setting screen on the

LCD monitor.

Press the < _;_> key to select the image-recording quality, then press

<:_>.

2: Flash exposure compensation

When you press <8>, the flash exposure compensation setting screen

will appear.

3: LCD monitor On/Off

Assigns the same function as the <D[SR> button.

4: Menu display

Assigns the same function as the <MENU> buttom

5: ISO speed

Assigns the same function as the <[SO> button.

O: Display on

When the power switch is turned on, the shooting settings wil! be

displayed (p_44).

1: Previous display status

If you pressed the <D[SR> button and turned off the camera while the

LCD monitor was off, the shooting settings will not be displayed when

you turn on the camera again. This helps to save battery power. The

menu screens and image playback will stitl be displayed when used.

If you pressed the <DISR> button and turned off the camera while the

LCD monitor was on, the shooting settings will be displayed when you

turn on the camera again.

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Custom Function Settings*

0: Disable

1: Enable

Data for verifying whether the image is original or not is appended to the

image automatically. When the shooting information of an image

appended with the verification data is dispbayed (p.173), the <_> icon

will appear.

To verify whether the image is original, the Original Data Security Kit

OSK-E3 (sold separately) is required.

The images are not Compatibl e with the image encryptiontdecryption ......

features of Origina! Data Security Kit OSK-E3,

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