Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS Digital Rebel EOS 300 D

By Rob Sheppard

Book Overview

Word of Canon's innovative, new EOS Digital Rebel (EOS 300 D outside North America) spread across the Internet and around the world like wildfire. With this Magic Lantern Guide-written by the editor of PC Photo magazine-every customer can take complete advantage of the features in this hot, popularly priced model. Users will find out all they need to know about the Digital Rebel's 6-megapixel CMOS sensor to get good exposures in all kinds of lighting. They'll learn about its RAW and JPEG file formats, and how to download pictures into the computer. From tips and techniques for using the camera's many automated features to information on Canon's extensive line of lenses, this guide covers it all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579905897
• ISBN13: 9781579905897
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great guide

I disagree with some reviews on this site. This guide was much better than the instruction book that I got with the camera. Why dis a guide because it doesn't mention microdrives when most folks don't recommend them--they are fragile, produce heat, and with the price of memory dropping, not such a great buy. I found this guide helpful and I have owned several digital cameras.

Worthwhile

This book really helped me figure out how to use this camera. If I hadn't bought this book it would have been a much greater challenge.

Very Helpful

I recently sold my Rebel 2000 camera and bought the Digital Rebel. Since the Magic Lantern for the 2000 was so helpful, I ordered this book and I am glad I did! This book was even better than the book on my old camera. It helped me figure out things about using a digital camera that I just didn't understand at all, like resolution, file types, what is best for what use, etc. The camera's instruction book did not explain these things in ways that I could get a grasp of and this book did a great job. I would highly recommend this to anyone from both the perspective of understanding the digital side to learning all about camera controls. It is well worth the money because it will add to your enjoyment of the camera

Great Guide for a Digital Rebel Owner

I just bought my first digital SLR, the Digital Rebel, and I am an enthusiastic amateur. I found this book seemed to be written for me, the photographer, and not the long-time digital pro. It gave me far more than the manual did, with a lot of really helpful photography tips beyond the camera basics. The author seems to really know the camera as he does more than simply report on the features but also comments on them to make them easier for people like me to use them.

Info the Manual Does Not Have

I don't understand why people can be so arrogant about books they don't like. I thought this was a tremendous help for me. It illustrates so much that the manual covers in such a basic way. There is stuff in here that evidently Canon doesn't even know because it is not in the manual, such as how to make the review image stay on screen regardless of the time set for review. This book saved me a lot of time in getting to know this camera and is well worth its low price. Plus it gives a lot of great how-to advice that I can't imagine any manual including.