Use Buttons on the Battery Grip for Canon T4i

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You're watching VisiHow. In the previous video, we installed the battery grip onto the camera. In this video we're going to show how to use the buttons on the battery grip for the Canon T4i (650D) camera. When you're taking pictures in the landscape mode, the shutter-release button is conveniently placed where your index finger can reach it. If you want to shoot in the portrait mode, it's harder to reach the shutter-release button, which is now located on the other side of the camera.

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   Locate another shutter-release button on the battery grip

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   To use the shutter-release button on the battery grip, slide the "OFF"-"ON" switch on the battery pack to the "ON" position

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   Then, half-press the shutter-release button to focus on an object

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   Full-press the shutter-release button to take a photo

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   You may see that the picture is rather underexposed. You can change the f-stop as well as the shutter speed on this switch as well.

   

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   Press the exposure compensation button to change to f-stop

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   F-stop is marked as "F" on the screen.

   

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   Change the f-stop value by rotating the main control dial

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   Press the exposure compensation button to change to the shutter speed

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   Change the shutter speed by rotating the main control dial

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   You can get a focused picture that way.

   

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   Half-press the shutter-release button on the battery grip

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    Full-press the shutter-release button on the battery grip

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    This picture has better exposure now.

    

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That was how to use the buttons on the battery pack for your Canon 650D (T4i) camera. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the space below. Thanks for watching VisiHow!

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