Advice for a New DSLR owner

[Barefoot]

tirediron is spot on in regards to boning up on your user manual. The only problem for some that are new to digital or photography in general is that the manuals can sometimes be a little hard to digest. My advice is go to youtube.com and type Rebel XTi in the search bar. You can find out a lot about you camera there in an easy to understand manner if you search specific features of your camera, even more if you know Japanese.