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Originally Posted by marcerella02  I got a NEW SLR camera (Cannon Rebel xTi- i think...) for my birthday- SO Happy. However, no matter WHAT i do (except if I turn off the flash) I always catch Layla with her eyes closed. It's like the flash goes- she closes her eyes- the picture is taken - and this is assuming i can get near her with the camera- the little clicking noises it makes scare the crap out of her. Any thoughts on getting her with her eyes open?
Also when I am in CR mode (creative or something) and I want to play with the blur background function- I can't. I know that the pop up flash has to be down- fine i do that- i fix the blur setting and then i go to take the picture adn the flash pops back up and thus the blur background setting disables- any thoughts? I am going to take lessons, but until i get there- just wanted to know how to do it. |
You probably have the pre-flash on, it emits a small flash before the actual flash, this is sometimes called red-eye reduction. There should be an option for you to turn that off and use standard flash. I'm not real familiar with Canons (I use Nikon) but you might also be able to turn the sounds off on the camera (shutter sounds and beeps) through the menu.
Also, Canon might have some online tutorials for you to explore
Resources & Learning: Learning Station - Canon USA Consumer Products