Quick Start Guide

Quick Reference Guide

This quick reference guide explains the basic
function settings and how to shoot and play back
images. You can take this guide with you when
shooting. For detailed instructions, refer to the
EOS REBEL T5/EOS 1200D Instruction Manual.

English
CPQ-E103-000

Insert the battery.

Insert an SD card.

White index

Red index

Attach the lens.

Align the lenss white or

red index with the cameras
index in the matching color.

Set the Mode Dial to

<A> (Scene Intelligent
Auto).

4
5

Set the power switch

to <1>.

Image-Recording Quality

Index

Press the shutter button

completely to take the
picture.

Recorded pixels

<M>
button

Possible shots

Select image

View the image.

oo The M on the right of the function indicates that the

function is available only in Creative Zone modes.
oo Number of Possible Shots (Viewfinder Shooting)
Temperature
No Flash
50% Flash Use
At 23C / 73F Approx. 600 shots Approx. 500 shots

Q Quick Control

oo Select [z2: Picture Style],

then press <0>.
oo Press the <W> <X> keys to
select the Picture Style, then
press <0>.

Style

Description

D Auto
P Standard

Color tones optimized for the particular scene.

Q Portrait
R Landscape

Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.

Basic Zone Modes

Shutter speed
Shooting mode
Exposure
compensation/
AEB setting

Creative Zone Modes

Vivid blue skies and greenery, and very sharp images.

oo For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), refer to the

cameras instruction manual.

Aperture
Highlight tone priority
ISO speed
Flash exposure
compensation
Auto Lighting
Optimizer

AF operation

Raise built-in flash

White balance

Image-recording
quality

Vivid colors and sharp images.

V Monochrome Black-and-white images.

Menu settings

C.Fn I: Exposure

oo Press the <Q> button.

XX The Quick Control screen will
appear.

Picture Style

Tabs

B
Shooting
information

x Playback

The image just captured

will be displayed for 2 sec.
on the LCD monitor.

A Picture StyleN

Movie Shooting Mode

Creative Zone
Modes

Magnify

L Erase

Take the picture.

oo Select [z1: Image quality], then press <0>.

oo Press the <Y> <Z> keys to select a quality, then press
<0>.
Image-recording quality

<S>
cross keys

1. Press the <M> button to display the menu.

2. Press the <Y> <Z> keys to select a tab, then press the
<W> <X> keys to select the desired item.
3. Press <0> to display the setting.
4. After setting the item, press <0>.

Focus the subject.

Custom FunctionsN

<0>
button

Menu items

S
Set the lenss focus
mode switch to <AF>.

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Menu Operations

Basic Zone Modes

Aim the viewfinder center over

the subject and press the shutter
button halfway to autofocus.

Preparation

LCD
monitor

Image Playback
y

Drive/self-timer

Metering mode

oo In Basic Zone modes, settable functions vary depending

on the shooting mode.
oo Press the <S> cross keys to select a function, then turn
the <6> dial to set it.

Exposure level increments

ISO expansion

Flash sync. speed in Av mode

C.Fn II: Image

4

Long exposure noise reduction

High ISO speed noise reduction

Highlight tone priority

C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive

7

AF-assist beam firing

C.Fn IV: Operation/Others

8

Shutter/AE lock button

Assign SET button

10 Flash button function

11 LCD display when power ON

Shooting Operation
Nomenclature

Basic Zone Modes

Shooting Settings

Power switch

Shutter speed
Shooting mode

Mode Dial

Aperture
ISO speed

Exposure
level indicator

<D> Flash button

<6> Main Dial

Flash exposure
compensation

Picture Style

Shutter button

Auto Lighting
Optimizer
Raise built-in flash

White balance

Image-recording
quality

AF operation

Number of
possible shots
Metering mode

Quick Control
icon
Battery check
zxcn
<A> Live View shooting/
Movie shooting button

<A>AE lock button

Drive/Self-timer

Viewfinder Information

AF point activation indicator <>

<S > AF point

selection button
AF points

<O /L>
Aperture/
Exposure
compensation
button/
Erase button

<S>
Cross
keys

<Q>
Quick Control button
<0> Setting button

Access lamp

f: AF OperationN
oo Set the lenss focus mode
switch to <AF>.
oo Press the <Zf> button.
oo Press the <Y> <Z> keys or turn
the <6> dial to select the desired
AF operation, then press <0>.
X(One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
9(AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF operation automatically
Z(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects

S AF PointN
oo Press the <S> button.
oo Press the <S> cross keys to
select the AF point.
oo While looking through the
viewfinder, you can select the
AF point by turning the <6>
dial until the desired AF point
flashes in red.
oo Pressing <0> toggles the AF
point selection between the
center AF point and automatic
AF point selection.

All the settings necessary for

shooting are set automatically.
You just press the shutter
button, and the camera does
the rest.
A Scene Intelligent Auto
7 Flash Off
C Creative Auto
2 Portrait

3 Landscape
4 Close-up
5 Sports
6 Night Portrait

D Using the Built-in Flash

Creative Zone Modes

You can change the camera
settings as desired to shoot in
various ways.

d: Program AE
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and
aperture in the same way as the <A> mode.
oo Set the Mode Dial to <d>.

s: Shutter-priority AE
oo Set the Mode Dial to <s>.
oo Turn the <6> dial to set the
desired shutter speed, then
focus on the subject.
XX The aperture will be set automatically.
oo If the aperture display blinks, turn
the <6> dial until it stops blinking.

Basic Zone Modes

If necessary, the built-in flash will be raised and fire
automatically in low-light or backlit conditions (with certain
shooting modes).
Creative Zone Modes

oo Press the <D> button to raise the

built-in flash, then shoot.

f: Aperture-priority AE
oo Set the Mode Dial to <f>.
oo Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
aperture, then focus on the subject.
XX The shutter speed will be set automatically.
oo If the shutter speed display
blinks, turn the <6> dial until
it stops blinking.

Focus
confirmation light

AE lock
Flash-ready

Max. burst

Flash exposure
compensation
Shutter speed
Aperture

Monochrome shooting
ISO speed
Exposure level indicator

i: ISO SpeedN

A Live View Shooting

oo Press the <Wi> button.

oo Press the <Y> <Z> keys or turn
the <6> dial to select the ISO
speed, then press <0>.
oo When [AUTO] is selected, the
ISO speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting is displayed.

i Drive/Self-timerN
oo Press the <Yij> button.
oo Press the <Y> <Z> keys or turn
the <6> dial to select the drive
mode, then press <0>.
u : Single shooting
i : Continuous shooting
j : Self-timer:10 sec.*
l : Self-timer:2 sec.
q : Self-timer:Continuous*
* The <j> and <q> drive
modes can be selected in all
shooting modes (except <k>).

k Movie Shooting (Autoexposure)

oo Press the <A> button to display

the Live View image.

oo Set the Mode Dial to <k>.

oo Press the shutter button

halfway to focus.
oo Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.

Recording movie
oo Press the shutter button
completely to take the picture.
Recording movie
oo Live View shooting settings will appear under the [z2]
menu tab in Basic Zone modes and under the [z4] menu
tab in Creative Zone modes.
oo Number of Possible Shots (Live View Shooting)
Temperature
No Flash
50% Flash Use
At 23C / 73F
Approx. 190 shots Approx. 180 shots

Microphone

oo Press the <A> button to start

shooting a movie.
oo To stop movie shooting, press
the <A> button again.