Quick Start Guide

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Insert the battery. Set the Mode Dial to
<A> (Scene Intelligent
y u y u
Auto).

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Insert an SD card. Focus the subject.
Aim the viewfinder center over
the subject and press the shutter
button halfway to autofocus.
Index Magnify

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Attach the lens. Take the picture. L Erase
Quick Reference Guide
White index Red index

Align the lens’s white or Press the shutter button

B
red index with the camera’s completely to take the Shooting
index in the matching color. picture. Select image information
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This quick reference guide explains the basic

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function settings and how to shoot and play back Set the lens focus View the image. x Playback
images. You can take this guide with you when mode switch to <AF>. The image just captured
will be displayed for 2 sec.
shooting. For detailed instructions, refer to the on the LCD monitor.
EOS 1200D Instruction Manual.

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Set the power switch OO The M on the right of the function indicates that the
to <1>. function is available only in Creative Zone modes.
ENGLISH OO Number of Possible Shots (Viewfinder Shooting)
Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
CEL-SV1MA210 © CANON INC. 2014 At 23°C / 73°F Approx.600 shots Approx. 500 shots

Preparation Custom FunctionsN

Menu Operations Image-Recording Quality Q Quick Control C.Fn I: Exposure
OO Select [z1: Image quality], then press <0>. OO Press the <Q> button.
1 Exposure level increments
OO Press the <Y> <Z> keys to select a quality, then press XX The Quick Control screen will
<0> <0>. appear.
Image-recording quality 2 ISO expansion
button
LCD <S> Recorded pixels 3 Flash sync. speed in Av mode
monitor cross keys
Basic Zone Modes Creative Zone Modes C.Fn II: Image
<M> Possible shots
button 4 Long exposure noise reduction
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. A Picture StyleN 5 High ISO speed noise reduction
3. Press <0> to display the setting. OO Select [z2: Picture Style],
Shutter speed Aperture
6 Highlight tone priority
4. After setting the item, press <0>. then press <0>. Shooting mode Highlight tone priority
Basic Zone Modes Movie Shooting Mode OO Press the <W> <X> keys to C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive
select the Picture Style, then Exposure ISO speed
compensation/ Flash exposure
press <0>. AEB setting
7 AF-assist beam firing
compensation
Picture Style Auto Lighting
C.Fn IV: Operation/Others
Optimizer
Style Description AF operation Raise built-in flash
Creative Zone Tabs 8 Shutter/AE lock button
D Auto Color tones optimized for the particular scene. White balance Image-recording
 odes
M quality
P Standard Vivid colors and sharp images. 9 Assign SET button
Q Portrait Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images. Drive/self-timer Metering mode
R Landscape Vivid blue skies and greenery, and very sharp images. 10 Flash button function
OO In Basic Zone modes, settable functions vary depending
V Monochrome Black-and-white images. on the shooting mode.
11 LCD display when power ON
OO For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), refer to the OO Press the <S> cross keys to select a function, then turn
camera’s instruction manual. the <6> dial to set it.
Menu items Menu settings
Shooting Operation
Nomenclature Shooting Settings Basic Zone Modes Creative Zone Modes
Shutter speed Aperture
Power switch Mode Dial All the settings necessary for You can change the camera
Shooting mode
ISO speed shooting are set automatically. settings as desired to shoot in
<D> Flash button Exposure
level indicator Flash exposure You just press the shutter various ways.
<6> Main Dial compensation button, and the camera does
Picture Style Auto Lighting
Shutter button the rest. d: Program AE
Optimizer
White balance Raise built-in flash A Scene Intelligent Auto 3 Landscape The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and
Image-recording 7 Flash Off 4 Close-up aperture in the same way as the <A> mode.
AF operation quality
C Creative Auto 5 Sports OO Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
Quick Control Number of 2 Portrait 6 Night Portrait
icon possible shots
s: Shutter-priority AE
Battery check Metering mode
zxcn Drive/Self-timer D Using the Built-in Flash OO Set the Mode Dial to <s>.
OO Turn the <6> dial to set the
Viewfinder Information Basic Zone Modes desired shutter speed, then
<A> Live View shooting/ <A> AE lock button AF point activation indicator <•> If necessary, the built-in flash will be raised and fire focus on the subject.
Movie shooting button automatically in low-light or backlit conditions (with certain XX The aperture will be set automatically.
<S > AF point
selection button
shooting modes). OO If the aperture display blinks, turn
Creative Zone Modes the <6> dial until it stops blinking.
AF points
OO Press the <D> button to raise the
<O /L>
Aperture/
built-in flash, then shoot. f: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure <S> Focus OO Set the Mode Dial to <f>.
compensation Cross AE lock confirmation light OO Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
button/ keys aperture, then focus on the subject.
Erase button Flash-ready Max. burst
XX The shutter speed will be set automatically.
Flash exposure Monochrome shooting
<Q> compensation
OO If the shutter speed display
Quick Control button ISO speed blinks, turn the <6> dial until
Shutter speed
Exposure level indicator it stops blinking.
<0> Setting button Access lamp Aperture

f: AF OperationN i: ISO SpeedN A Live View Shooting k Movie Shooting (Autoexposure)

OO Set the lens’s focus mode OO Press the <Wi> button. OO Press the <A> button to display OO Set the Mode Dial to <k>.
switch to <AF>. OO Press the <Y> <Z> keys or turn the Live View image.
OO Press the <Zf> button. the <6> dial to select the ISO
OO Press the <Y> <Z> keys or turn speed, then press <0>.
the <6> dial to select the desired OO When [AUTO] is selected, the OO Press the shutter button
AF operation, then press <0>. ISO speed is set automatically. halfway to focus.
X(One-Shot AF): When you press the shutter OO Press the shutter button halfway
For still subjects button halfway, the ISO speed to focus.
setting is displayed.
9(AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF operation automatically
Z(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects OO Press the <A> button to start
i Drive/Self-timerN Recording movie shooting a movie.
S AF PointN OO Press the shutter button OO To stop movie shooting, press
OO Press the <Yij> button. the <A> button again.
OO Press the <S> button. OO Press the <Y> <Z> keys or turn completely to take the picture.
the <6> dial to select the drive
mode, then press <0>.
OO Press the <S> cross keys to Recording movie
select the AF point. u : Single shooting
OO While looking through the i : Continuous shooting
viewfinder, you can select the j : Self-timer:10 sec.* OO Live View shooting settings will appear under the [z2]
AF point by turning the <6> l : Self-timer:2 sec. menu tab in Basic Zone modes and under the [z4] menu
dial until the desired AF point q : Self-timer:Continuous* tab in Creative Zone modes.
flashes in red.
OO Pressing <0> toggles the AF * The <j> and <q> drive OO Number of Possible Shots (Live View Shooting)
point selection between the Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use Microphone
modes can be selected in all
center AF point and automatic At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 190 shots Approx. 180 shots
shooting modes (except <k>).
AF point selection.