hi
thanks for all the info, i think you'll be very useful for all my questions
so far we've mostly just been taking pics on auto like you said because we don't understand the rest of the settings.
it's a 450d.
we're a bit confused as to what you mean by this part: "When you hold it like you will for a picture the numbers on the lens, just past the edge of the flash will tell you it is a "prime" if there is one number or if it is one of the forms of telephoto if there are a range of numbers... let us know what these numbers are." not sure if we're being really dumb here sorry
the only thing we can see is where it says 18-55 mm.
as for the other numbers, it is a canon lens and the numbers on it are: 1:3.5-5.6 is.
you definitely didn't dumb things down, we're completely new to this and have no clue what we're doing.
one quick question: under menu, where the red camera button is, it says 'red eye on/off'. at the moment, it's set to off. is this right?
thanks so much for all the tips, i'm sure we'll have lots more questions to ask you
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Originally Posted by Omers
Ask away! I am a diehard Canon Chick! Usually right now the "kit" lens is an 18-55 f4.5-6 (But that is off of the top of my very tired head!).
For now you will most likely want to stick to the green box setting (on top by the shutter button) until you get used to which ever lens you have. The green box works out all the technical stuff for you. Once you get more confidence you can move into the settings with the pictures then eventually the letters.
The specific type of canon eos should be on the bottom right as you look at the lens end.
When you hold it like you will for a picture the numbers on the lens, just past the edge of the flash will tell you it is a "prime" if there is one number or if it is one of the forms of telephoto if there are a range of numbers... let us know what these numbers are. then on the far edge of the canon lenses it should have a number like 1:4-5.6 that number will help us too. you should also be able to find those numbers on the front of the lens. If the lens is not a canon let us know what kind it is.
If you want to get different lenses I am pretty sure all the eos cameras have what is called an EF mount. Some will take an EF-S some will not.
Hmmm... not sure if I dumbed things down too much, got too complicated or both 
Anyway... I have a T1i and an XSi but have worked with the XT and some others too.
If I have an addiction you just hit on it!
Oh one other BIG help... turn it on... push the menu button there should be a box with a camera in it. It is the first box on mine and it is red but may be different on yours. use the arrow buttons (around the set button by your right hand) to go down to "release shutter without card" and click the "set" button. move down to "disable" and click set. Otherwise it will let you take pictures when there is no memory card and so it isn't recording them!
For saving pictures a lot of people also like it on continuous numbering. From menu click over a couple times and there should be a wrench looking thing. It will say "file numbering" most want that set to continuous. When you do that you don't have to rename your pictures every time you put them on the computer because they will all be stored under different numbers... until you can sort them or what ever.
Depending who you got the camera from some of that stuff may have already been done. |