Canon EOS Rebel T5/1200D For Dummies

Congratulations on your new Canon! Not sure where to begin? No worries! Canon EOS Rebel T5/1200D For Dummies makes it easy to cut through the intimidation of working with your DSLR camera to get great shots?without breaking a sweat.

With this hands?on, friendly guide, you?ll discover how to get a feel for your camera, shoot in auto mode, shift to manual settings to take full control of your photos, adjust lighting, focus, and color, manage playback options, learn basic troubleshooting, and much more. Truly stunning and impressive pictures are at your fingertips!

• Shows you how find and set camera controls to adjust exposure, lighting, focus, and color
• Explains how to load images to a computer for organizing, editing, and sharing
• Provides tips on how to control your camera to get the shot you want
• Makes learning fast, easy, and fun with full?color photos

If you?re a new camera owner looking to get great shots that your phone simply can?t capture, Canon EOS Rebel T5/1200D For Dummies makes it easier.

Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps  5

Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running 7

Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 35

Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 63

Part II: Taking Creative Control  83

Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure 85

Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 123

Chapter 6: Mastering Color Controls 141

Chapter 7: Putting It All Together 157

Chapter 8: Shooting and Viewing Movies 175

Part III: After the Shot  189

Chapter 9: Picture Playback 191

Chapter 10: Working with Picture and Movie Files 211

Part IV: The Part of Tens  233

Chapter 11: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera 235

Chapter 12: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 245

Index  261

Overall Market: The DSLR market remains healthy as smartphones with expanding photography capabilities continue to disrupt the overall camera market. Research group NPD reported that DSLR sales in U.S. were up 5% in the period from June 2012 to May 2013, totalling $2.1 billion. This growth put DSLR sales above point–and–shoot sales for the first time.

Who are we targeting: This book targets first–time owners of the EOS Rebel T5/1200D. We anticipate the camera to popular with amateur photographers who don′t have a strong background in photography as well as hobbyists looking for the latest tools.

Julie Adair King has been writing about digital imaging and teaching beginning photographers for over two decades. Robert Correll is author of several books, including Digital SLR Photography All–in–One For Dummies, and is an expert in dSLR photography.