Canon Rebel Question

Wake27 · 07-13-2009, 12:07 AM

I just got my first camera. Wasn't sure how much I'd use it so I got the low-end Canon, the Rebel XS. I have a question though, the tech at Best Buy said I can use the LCD to shoot images, that I didn't have to look through the viewfinder. I can't seem to find any mention of that in the manual so I was wondering how I do that. I hope she didn't confuse that with the Nikon that we were comparing it to.

TurboFan · 07-13-2009, 01:00 AM

Live view can be a useful feature, but it drains the battery.

TWiTCHY · 07-13-2009, 02:04 AM

Nah I looked online and the XS has Live View...I don't own an XS so I can't tell you how to activate it

BMW F22 · 07-13-2009, 02:10 AM

The tech was talking about Live View. It doesn't work like a point and shoot camera but you can use it in a similar way (to check for focus and framing the pix). To activate it make sure you turn it ON in the menu tabs/table and just click the "SET" button when you want to use it. I'm not 100% sure about this but I would be careful not to move the camera around so much when using Live View. My thinking is that because the mirrors are flipped and locked up, moving the camera around to much (shake, vibration, rapid movements, etc.) is not good for it.

Wake27 · 07-13-2009, 02:52 AM

Ah ok. Once you guys said live view I was able to look that up and found it. Turns out it can't be used in one of the "Basic Modes," their presets, which is why I couldn't find it. Thanks a lot guys.

07-13-2009, 12:07 AM	#1
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TurboFan Ski bum 317 Rep 6,198 Posts Drives: sideways Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Knee deep in the pow iTrader: (8)	Live view can be a useful feature, but it drains the battery. __________________ 1999 e46 328i Ti Silver / Black[retired] 2007 e90 335xi Jet Black / Black[retired] 2011 e70 X5 35d Vermillion Red / Cinnamon 2011 e92 M3 LeMans / Fox Red extended
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TWiTCHY Colonel 376 Rep 2,526 Posts Drives: '13 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WA iTrader: (6)	Nah I looked online and the XS has Live View...I don't own an XS so I can't tell you how to activate it
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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	The tech was talking about Live View. It doesn't work like a point and shoot camera but you can use it in a similar way (to check for focus and framing the pix). To activate it make sure you turn it ON in the menu tabs/table and just click the "SET" button when you want to use it. I'm not 100% sure about this but I would be careful not to move the camera around so much when using Live View. My thinking is that because the mirrors are flipped and locked up, moving the camera around to much (shake, vibration, rapid movements, etc.) is not good for it.
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Wake27 Lieutenant Colonel 46 Rep 1,681 Posts Drives: '06 330i ZPP ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NoVA missing SoCal iTrader: (1)	Ah ok. Once you guys said live view I was able to look that up and found it. Turns out it can't be used in one of the "Basic Modes," their presets, which is why I couldn't find it. Thanks a lot guys. __________________ 2006 JB 330i/ZPP/ZSP/I-Drive/Heated Seats/L7/Blacklines/19" Gunmetal V710's on Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas/BMS PBX/Red MFD Scoops/Matte black grilles/Matte black Amber Gone 2.0s/BSW center midrange speaker/35% tint/Black and white roundels
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