Take great pictures with your Canon T1i / 500D! Push your creativity to the limits; create photographic images that up until now have existed only in your imagination! This guide takes you through Canon’s advanced features, and explains what they are, how they work, and how they can perform in real-world situations.

Custom Functions: The T1i / 500D is endlessly configurable. We go into detail about the settings that can have the most impact on your shooting. We also address the topics of Live View, and the T1i / 500D’s video capabilities.

Canon Speedlites and flash photography: We discuss choices and settings you can use to control pop-up Speedlites, external flash units, and natural lighting.

Color properties and settings: You will learn how to control color properties, and how to build new Picture Styles for your camera. In our color management section, we address the issue of maintaining authentic color throughout the digital image workflow, from choosing a color space, through post processing on a computer monitor, all the way to the printed output.

Your ritual and custom menus: We show you how to set up the camera to match your personal approach to photography. We lay out a method for preparing you and the camera to get great, consistent results every time.

The Canon T1i / 500D is known for its limitless flexibility. We take this marvelous camera into the real world and tie the settings and configurations to the subject, the physical environment, and the equipment you are carrying. By the time you finish watching this presentation, you will have the know-how that allows you to concentrate on the most important task of all: capturing the image you want, the way you see it.

Chapters:

- Introduction
- Presentation Overview
- Exposure and Metering
- ISO
- Working With Light
- Flash Shutter Sync
- Understanding Color
- White Balance Shift
- Picture Styles
- Monochrome Filter Effects
- Color Management
- Color Profiles / Color Space
- Monitor Calibration
- Color Editing
- Putting Color Into Practice
- Focus and Lenses
- Long Lenses
- Shooting Video
- Choosing Your Lens
- Preparing For a Shoot
- My Menu

Provides:
- On the go video playback. No WIFI required after initial install for watching in the field.
- Online customer support.