550D Owner details set up

[jp01]

Am having some difficulty inputing the "owner name" and "author details" into the Canon eos utility software. The camera is connected to the computer and yet when I click on the set up menu icon the only part I can input is the Live View / Movie func. settings.

Any ideas?

[jp01]

Hah - managed to do it ! well hidden away in the manual and not in an obvious place (to me at least) but done nonetheless.

If anyone wants to know pages 189 & 199 of the 550D manual refer...


Thanks to anyone who was looking..!

[PopsPhotos]

It took you only two hours to find it in a 200+ page manual? Speed Reader!

Pops

[Geoff F]

So in theory, it would be possible to enter these details into any Canon camera that downloads photos using the EOS Utility Download system?

Not that I have ever found the need to do this though. I just connect and download.

[soulmike]

hi
my name is Mike i joined this site recently i was just wondering are you happy with the 550 ? i do intend to upgrade next year i have the 400D and the 550 is top of my list if you have the time i would app some feedback as the camera shops dont really give the full picture and to hear from someone who actually has one would be most helpfull

thanks

[jp01]

So far the camera is great.

I'm really just starting in photography and deliberated for ages which make and model to purchase. I posted a couple of mails on here about choice (like many) between Canon & Nikon and found the advice useful - although really what it boils down to in the end is your personal preference in simple terms of ergonomics. Many of the replies I had advised me to go a shop and handle different models - which I did and decided to purchase a Canon - decision one!

I preferred the feel and layout of Canon and simply knew more people who used a Canon than Nikon, not very scientific but for a "newbie" all the tech talk is just confusing.

It was then a question of which model, I wavered for ages between the 50D and the 550D and whilst I preferred to handle the 50D I decided that for the time being I was buying a camera that would be used by the family, not me exclusively, and therefore something slightly lighter and with video would be a better all round option.

So far I haven't been disappointed, the camera is great, easy to use and I'm finding it easy to learn & experiment by changing settings, particularly the CA mode. I have taken about 1500 shots with it since August and don't regret the decision I made at all.

I am confused by the software that comes with the camera. There are 3 different programmes although to me they seem very similar and I really can’t distinguish what does what. So far I haven’t ventured at all into processing and that may explain why I find the software confusing. All the shots I want have taken that I want to keep are fine (I think !) and it’s something I have yet to get to grips with – I just don’t get it.

One point I would make is that many people talk about the lack of a top LCD and a second settings dial on the back with the more "professional" series cameras - Again being a novice I remember being concerned that the 550 doesn't have this layout and was it a problem? I have thought about it several times since as I find the 550 very easy to set up and really don't see what the fuss was / is about.

Finally I still have a slight question in my mind if I did the right thing between the 50D and 550D, only because other than making sure I understand how it works I haven't used the video at all yet. No doubt I will though as some of the on-line reviews showing videos made with are astounding.

Hope this helps - apologies it isn't a techy answer, simply my views as someone new to photography and this camera. If you want to know anything specific feel free to ask and I’ll answer if I can!