Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D For Dummies

The perfect guide to get you up and running with your new Canon dSLR camera The Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D is a popular dSLR camera for those moving up from point-and-shoot for the first time. This full-color guide explains all the buttons, dials, and menus, helping you understand your camera and start using all its features. Plenty of colorful photos from the author's portfolio illustrate what you can achieve. The book covers shooting in auto mode, using the onboard controls, working with Live View, and managing exposure, focus, color, and lighting. It also addresses specific shooting situations, how to get your images from the camera to the computer, and tips on editing and sharing your photos. Canon's Rebel T3/1100D is a popular starter camera for those moving from point-and-shoot to SLR; this book helps dSLR newcomers understand and use all the controls Covers using all the dials, menus, and modes; working with Live View and playback; dialing in exposure and managing lighting; and shooting in auto mode Explains how to get the best images in various situations Addresses how to get images from the camera to the computer, editing techniques, and how to print photos or post them online Full-color photos from the author's collection show what you can achieve Anyone moving up to dSLR photography with the Canon T3/1100D will gain skill and confidence from this easy-to-follow guide.

The perfect guide to get you up and running with your new CanondSLR cameraThe Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D is a popular dSLR camera for thosemoving up from point-and-shoot for the first time. This full-colorguide explains all the buttons, dials, and menus, helping youunderstand your camera and start using all its features. Plenty ofcolorful photos from the author's portfolio illustrate what you canachieve. The book covers shooting in auto mode, using the onboardcontrols, working with Live View, and managing exposure, focuscolor, and lighting. It also addresses specific shootingsituations, how to get your images from the camera to the computerand tips on editing and sharing your photos.* Canon's Rebel T3/1100D is a popular starter camera for thosemoving from point-and-shoot to SLR; this book helps dSLR newcomersunderstand and use all the controls* Covers using all the dials, menus, and modes; working with LiveView and playback; dialing in exposure and managing lighting; andshooting in auto mode* Explains how to get the best images in various situations* Addresses how to get images from the camera to the computerediting techniques, and how to print photos or post themonline* Full-color photos from the author's collection show what youcan achieveAnyone moving up to dSLR photography with the Canon T3/1100Dwill gain skill and confidence from this easy-to-follow guide.

Introduction 1Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 7Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 41Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 65Chapter 4: Exploring Live View Shooting and Movie Making 93Part II: Working with Picture Files 129Chapter 5: Picture Playback 131Chapter 6: Downloading, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos163Part III: Taking Creative Control 193Chapter 7: Getting Creative with Exposure and Lighting 195Chapter 8: Manipulating Focus and Color 249Chapter 9: Putting It All Together 285Part IV: The Part of Tens 305Chapter 10: Ten Fast Photo-Editing Tricks 307Chapter 11: Ten Special-Purpose Features to Explore on a RainyDay 335Index 357