The Canon XTi is a good entry-level SLR camera.
The Canon Rebel XTi is an entry-level digital SLR from Canon with a 10 megapixel sensor and nine auto-focus points. While it has standard modes like program, aperture, and shutter, the XTi also has several scene-optimization modes, similar to a point-and-shoot camera, that can be used to get good images until you learn more about shoot manually. The XTi was discontinued by Canon in 2008 and replaced by the XSi.
Instructions
1. Insert a flash card into the memory card slot on the camera and power it on.
2. Press the menu button and press the down arrow on the back of the camera once to scroll to quality, then press the right arrow and select the image save mode. Choose RAW + L to get the best image quality. This will save your photos in two modes: RAW sensor data and high quality JPEG.
3. Press the set button to select from picture style modes. The XTi can be adjusted to best shoot different pictures. Standard is a basic mode, portrait optimizes skin tones, landscape will boost the blues and greens, and monochrome will shoot in black and white for more dramatic shots.
4. Use the mode dial to select from the preset picture modes. These modes include portrait, landscape, sports, macro and night portrait. Note that the mode dial controls aperture and shutter settings, and is different from the picture style settings in the menu, which control color.
5. Experiment with the Av, Tv, and M settings on the mode dial as you get more comfortable with the XTi. Tv controls shutter speed and is used to stop motion; Av controls depth-of-field by setting the aperture, and M allows you to set both. Note that when using these modes, you will also have to set the ISO, or sensor sensitivity, in the menu system by pressing the ISO button on the back of the camera. Choose 100 or 200 for daylight shots and 800 or 1600 for low light shots with no flash.
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