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A good starting point is at Which focal-length lens is usually used for portrait photography, and why? The additional consideration with a maternity shoot is this: How much do you want the baby bump …

Any teleconverter/extender made for the Canon EF mount will work with your camera. Your question should be, "Which teleconverter would work with my lenses." The short answer: none of them. Both of y …

Is there a way to lock in both the flash power and exposure time? Not easily with the 600D in Av exposure mode. Canon cameras (and most other DSLRs) are programmed to interpret that [flash + Av …

It depends on exactly how wide-angle you want to go and how flexible you need the lens to be to zoom in to longer focal lengths as well. If you want to go really wide, then the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3 …

You are almost certainly seeing a JPEG preview file. Even if you only save RAW files, the vast majority of cameras generate a preview or thumbnail JPEG and that is what you see on the LCD on the back …

Plugging your Canon T3i/600D into a laptop or other computer via USB cable will not charge the battery. The batteries for your camera can only be recharged by using a proper battery charger and the ca …

The heat is part of the price you pay for using a camera designed primarily for still images as a video camera. Dedicated video cameras with sensors the size of most DSLRs cost about as much as a nic …

When I import images from my Canon cameras using EOS Utility I have it automatically change the filenames to include the date the photo was taken as well as the 4-digit image number assigned by the ca …

The only thing you will miss by using the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM on the 600D instead of on a newer camera model is the ability to use continuous AF when shooting in video mode. The STM lenses can do that w …

If the switch is set to MF and the AF motor is engaging there is something wrong with the lens. Depending on: The specific lens model and how much it is worth versus how much it will cost to have …

I'd almost be willing to bet the issue is with the battery itself, particularly if it is the original battery supplied with the camera. The Rebel T3i/600D was introduced in 2011, but the LP-E8 battery …

The published spec from Canon for the EOS Rebel T3i/600D is 90 milliseconds between the time the shutter button is fully pressed and the shutter begins to open. That's based on a specific set of circu …

Here is a link to a video series from Canon's Digital Learning Series that teaches about using the bundled software from Canon to shoot tethered to your PC. There is a section on automated interval se …

It sounds like the aperture diaphragm in the lens is stuck. If it is stopped down past f/5.6 during focusing the camera's phase detection auto focus will not be able to work properly. Normally focusin …

It won't make a lot of difference for casual useage. The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS will probably give you better image quality between 18mm and 135mm in terms of geometric distortion, vignettin …