Welcome Sean.......

I have the digital Rebel also and it is an awesome camera......there is a big learning curve, but it's easy to being with "auto" everything. I can't answer your first question - hopefully someone else will help you, but here's a website you might be interested in. I understand these are wonderful short courses. I haven't used it, but know others who have.

http://www.shortcourses.com/bookstor...canonrebel.htm

Liz

Quote Originally Posted by Sean Dempsey
Hello, I got my first SLR camera today, a Canon Digital Rebel. This was the best camera I could afford realistically, and since my previous camera is a 1-megapixel Kodak DC265, I think I'll be okay.


I am still charging the battery, but I did manage to take about 11 shots after charging it for about 10 minutes. I have some questions:

- The images are the resolution at 3072x2000 whatever, but they are only 180dpi. That seems concerning to me. It was on the Large/Fine format. I had hoped they would be a higher resolution since I plan on doing alot of printing at large dimensions (I am getting a epson 2200 which does 13x19). I couldn't find the RAW setting, would that make my resolution higher or am I stuck at 180dpi?

- I don't know what anything means but zoom and focus... so is there a website that has guides for people who need to learn the basics of setting apature, white balance, depth of field, shutter speed, flash settings and all that? All I have ever known was a point and shoot Kodak, so these things are all a mystery to me.

If anyone can helpe me that would be great. I will have many more questions to come.