Item Description
If you’re as excited as we are about the Rebel XSi/450D, you probably can’t wait to start shooting. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D For Dummies will show you how to make every shot count! Even if you’re new to digital SLR cameras or are unfamiliar with general photography terms and techniques, this handy guide will show you how to feel comfortable with the controls and start taking beautiful photographs. Don’t worry if you’ve never heard the words aperture, white balance, or ISO. You’ll soon be switching easily between automatic and manual modes, managing exposure, and using the all-important Quality setting! You’ll learn everything about the lenses, from how to choose the ones you need to how to handle them. You’ll finally know how to push just the right buttons to achieve the results that you desire. In a snap, you will find out how to unleash your creativity by manipulating exposure and lighting. You will find out how to:
- Control picture quality
- Adjust resolution for image quality and size
- Shoot in automatic and manual modes
- Review photos using Playback Mode and the histogram, delete unwanted photos, and protect valuable photos from accidental deletion
- Manipulate exposure, color, focus, and lighting
- Download, organize, archive, print, and share photos with family and friends
Product Details
- Author: Julie Adair King
- Publication Date: 2008-09-22
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Product Group: Book
- Manufacturer: For Dummies - My alonovo Weighted Grade: A
- Binding: Paperback, 352 pages
- Features:
- ISBN13: 9780470385371
- Condition: New
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- Package Dimensions:
- Dimensions: 910L x 730W x 80H
- Weight: 180
- List Price: $29.99
- ISBN: 0470385375
- ASIN: 0470385375
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Customer Reviews
Average Amazon User Rating: 
Good Dummy!
2010-05-31
Reviewer: William J. Veal
Since buying my wife one of these camearas I finally found a way for her to read the instructions on how to use it without getting frustrated. Very good book!
I Guess I'm a Dummy...............
2010-05-19
Reviewer: Graydon B. Young
I guess I'm a dummy because this book speaks directly to me. It is like the author is taking me by the hand and comforting me in my frustrations about the complexities (for me) of this camera as while at the same time proceeding to go on to explain something else about the camera with clarity and simplicity which is not at all easy to do with technical stuff like using a piece of equipment.
My favorite thing is how, after covering a series of items where there are choices to be made by the operator of the camera and I really don't feel like I know enough to make a choice, the author gives her recommendation for what setting to use at least to start with and then reevaluate as you learn more. I really appreciate that. Other guide-books will explain all of those choices and what they mean but not give a clue what setting to start with.
This is an excellent "Dummy" book.
"XSi/450D for Dummies" is a 10"
2010-05-03
Reviewer: Douglas E. Jones
Easy to understand language, in layman's terms. Much better in explaining the functions and features of the camera than any other book I have seen!
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D for Dummies
2010-05-02
Reviewer: T. J. Mcconnell
I bought this book in the US because I had left my instruction book that came with the camera in another country. I must say I was so surprised how easy it was to follow and how each section had x-ref referrals to others. I even found features on the camera I never knew I had. Canon should use this as their instruction manual. Would recommend to professionals and amateurs alike.
Not a dummy any more
2010-04-29
Reviewer: Michael Madden
I've been using a point an shoot for years. Before that I had a film SLR camera, but recently took the plunge with the Canon XSi. I decided very quickly that I needed more help than the manual that came with the camera. This is a very informative guide to the Canon XSi: clearly written, good illustrations, written for someone like me who is not an expert photographer. As I worked my way through the book, I tried out all the button, knobs, and other gadgets -- and they worked as advertised. What a novel idea!
