Main Dial
Jul 20, 2019 16:50:21 #
I got a Canon EOS Rebel T7 camera for Father Day, I am studying the Basic Instruction Manual, but I can not find any reference to the MAIN DIAL. What dose it do?
George Reevie----greevie227@gmail.com
George Reevie----greevie227@gmail.com
Jul 20, 2019 17:13:15 #
Main Dial is directly behind the shutter button. Allows you change settings - shutter duration (speed) and by pressing the Q button move to next function like the f stop.
In my opinion the manual pretty much suck. Check on Amazon and see if there is a Dummies book for the T7i. They are far better than the canon manual and much easier to understand with larger print, better illustrations and color pictures.
In my opinion the manual pretty much suck. Check on Amazon and see if there is a Dummies book for the T7i. They are far better than the canon manual and much easier to understand with larger print, better illustrations and color pictures.
Jul 20, 2019 17:13:19 #
The Main Dial, located directly behind the Shutter Button, has a variety of different functions depending on what Mode you are shooting in and what you are trying to do. Suggest you check out some of the many YouTube videos regarding the T7 and the T7i and look for “picture taking” instructions.
Jul 20, 2019 17:14:08 #
Dave327 wrote:
Main Dial is directly behind the shutter button. Allows you change settings - shutter duration (speed) and by pressing the Q button move to next function like the f stop.
In my opinion the manual pretty much suck. Check on Amazon and see if there is a Dummies book for the T7i. They are far better than the canon manual and much easier to understand with larger print, better illustrations and color pictures.
In my opinion the manual pretty much suck. Check on Amazon and see if there is a Dummies book for the T7i. They are far better than the canon manual and much easier to understand with larger print, better illustrations and color pictures.
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Jul 20, 2019 18:01:18 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
pastmaster wrote:
I got a Canon EOS Rebel T7 camera for Father Day, I am studying the Basic Instruction Manual, but I can not find any reference to the MAIN DIAL. What dose it do?
George Reevie----greevie227@gmail.com
George Reevie----greevie227@gmail.com
You've had it a month already … at this rate you should be needing a memory card about Christmastime.
Jul 20, 2019 21:00:52 #
If you go to your EOS T7 manual where every button and dial are identified on the camera on pages 26 - 30, wouldn't the link to page 107 begin to explain the main dial? You can text scan the PDF version of the manual and find every reference to the Main Dial. The PDF can be downloaded from the support section of the usa.canon.com website.
Jul 21, 2019 07:52:16 #
Leitz wrote:
You've had it a month already … at this rate you should be needing a memory card about Christmastime.
Sorry, I never bash a fellow photographer because we were all there at one time or another, but that was funny!
Jul 21, 2019 09:23:05 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Just a quick note regarding the earlier responses....
T7 and T7[u]i[/i] are quite different cameras. It sounds as if you have a T7. If so, do not buy a book about the T7i.
For some reason, when you search for one or the other on websites (Amazon, Youtube, etc.), you'll often get info on both. So be careful.
I agree too... download the PDF manual. The printed manuals that come with the cameras are seriously abridged (if any manual is included at all). The manual in the box with my 7D Mark IIs was 150 pages. The free, downloadable manual from the Canon website is 500 pages, plus there's a separate 50 page manual just for the autofocus system.
T7 and T7[u]i[/i] are quite different cameras. It sounds as if you have a T7. If so, do not buy a book about the T7i.
For some reason, when you search for one or the other on websites (Amazon, Youtube, etc.), you'll often get info on both. So be careful.
I agree too... download the PDF manual. The printed manuals that come with the cameras are seriously abridged (if any manual is included at all). The manual in the box with my 7D Mark IIs was 150 pages. The free, downloadable manual from the Canon website is 500 pages, plus there's a separate 50 page manual just for the autofocus system.
Jul 21, 2019 09:33:00 #
pastmaster wrote:
I got a Canon EOS Rebel T7 camera for Father Day, I am studying the Basic Instruction Manual, but I can not find any reference to the MAIN DIAL. What dose it do?
George Reevie----greevie227@gmail.com
George Reevie----greevie227@gmail.com
So how do you know that there is a MAIN DIAL?
Jul 21, 2019 09:34:23 #
If you are more of a visual learner, Creative Live offers a series of "quick start" classes for most camera models. These are taught by John Greengo, who is, IMHO, a very good teacher. It will cover all buttons,
settings, etc. to get you up and running. And best of all - once you own it, you have it forever to reference if necessary. I have used this for several cameras and can recommend it.
settings, etc. to get you up and running. And best of all - once you own it, you have it forever to reference if necessary. I have used this for several cameras and can recommend it.
Jul 21, 2019 10:57:34 #
BebuLamar wrote:
So how do you know that there is a MAIN DIAL?
Maybe it actually has another name?
Jul 21, 2019 11:11:36 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
pastmaster wrote:
I got a Canon EOS Rebel T7 camera for Father Day, I am studying the Basic Instruction Manual, but I can not find any reference to the MAIN DIAL. What dose it do?
George Reevie----greevie227@gmail.com
George Reevie----greevie227@gmail.com
The Main Dial does EVERYTHING! Haven't you looked at the diagrams of the camera's layout and controls in the manual?
Jul 21, 2019 11:15:52 #
nadelewitz wrote:
The Main Dial does EVERYTHING! Haven't you looked at the diagrams of the camera's layout and controls in the manual?
So, is "Main Dial" its actual name??
Jul 21, 2019 11:21:35 #
rehess wrote:
Maybe it actually has another name?
I believe the MAIN DIAL is the actual term used by Canon (I don't have the Canon nor read the manual for that camera yet so I am not sure). I asked the OP because I wonder where did the OP find out about that term? He saw it mentioned in the momenclature section of the manual?
Jul 21, 2019 12:22:40 #
photoam
Loc: Fergus Falls, MN
I recently bought a Canon G1 Mk 3.
I have found the Canon manuals, both printed and electronic, to be very dry, hard to read, and uninformative.
On Amazon I found 2 different privately authored manuals that are so much easier to read. One even comes in a Kindle version.
For your new camera there will be several similar manuals available.
Go for it.
I have found the Canon manuals, both printed and electronic, to be very dry, hard to read, and uninformative.
On Amazon I found 2 different privately authored manuals that are so much easier to read. One even comes in a Kindle version.
For your new camera there will be several similar manuals available.
Go for it.
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