Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D Digital Field Guide

I bought this after a recommendation from a friend. It came before I received my XSI so i had some time to review it and learn how to use the camera ahead of time. There's a lot of info and it's written sort of like a text book from school so its a real easy read. I recommend it if you're completely new to DSLRs in particular the canon models because it goes into enough detail to teach you how to use your camera properly.

The XSI is my first SLR camera. I've browsed through 3 XSI books and this was definitely the easiest to understand. I'm only in the first 1/3 of the book, but I've already learned alot because of the author's writing structure. If you want to know the basics of DSLR -and- how to use your XSI, buy this book! Forget getting tips from hundreds of users, get them all here with a little background to help you understand the functions. If this is your first camera, read this book before buying anything else!

I went from a point and shoot to a Canon Rebel XSI SLR. It has been somewhat of an intimadating experience, but with the field guide book explaining so many features and settings, I can breath a sigh of relief. It is well layed out and easy to read. The index covers all the necessary cross reference pages so a user can quickly find what he or she needs to operate the camera. After reading the first couple of chapters, I am now ready to get off the Basic mode settings with confidence.

Well written, excellent guide for the Canon Rebel XSi. Many of the features that were unclear in the user manual are clearly explained in this guide. After reading this book, I have a much better understanding of my XSi than before, even though I read the user's manual from cover to cover. This book is easy to understand and will put you in touch with all the features the XSi has to offer.