Canon Rebel T3i: can Shoot by Ambience, Lighting, or Scene Type settings be saved after power off?
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On a Canon Rebel T3i, adjustments made from the Quick Control screen in the automatic/scene modes—such as Shoot by Ambience or Lighting—seem to reset to default whenever the camera is turned off. Is there any way to make those settings stay saved after powering the camera off, especially when shooting bright snow scenes?
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From page 56 of the T3i Instruction Manual:
If you change the shooting mode or turn the power switch to OFF, the functions you have set on this screen will revert to their default setting.
To preserve custom settings, use the camera in one of the Creative Zone exposure modes: Program, Tv, Av, or Manual. If you have Exposure Compensation set to a value such as +1 or +1 2/3 when the camera is turned off, then the setting will be retained when the camera is turned back on.
The reason your camera defaults to a more general setting when using fully automatic exposure modes is that often users will turn the camera off when shooting in one type of condition and then turn it back on in different conditions and forget to reset the camera to the different conditions. With Creative Zone modes the camera maker assume the photographer will at least take a cursory glance at the camera's current settings before beginning to shoot.
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No. On the T3i, settings like Shoot by Ambience and Lighting in the automatic/scene modes are designed to revert to default when you change shooting mode or turn the camera off. That behavior is normal and documented in the manual.
If you want a brightness adjustment that stays set after power cycling, use one of the Creative Zone modes instead: P, Tv, Av, or M. In those modes, you can use exposure compensation (for example, +1 or +1 2/3 EV for snow) and that setting will be retained when the camera is turned off and back on.
For snowy scenes specifically, the camera often underexposes because it tries to render bright snow as middle gray. Switching to a Creative Zone mode and dialing in positive exposure compensation is the better long-term solution.
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