Does any body know how to turn the red filter on?

I have heard the rebel has a option to turn on a red filter. Use is for single well lit subject. Filter gives shadow look of subject in sunset. Does anyone know how to find it in the menus?

I've never heard of this. Perhaps you mean one of the picture styles?

Without knowing which Rebel you're asking about it's hard to say..

For newer cameras, like the 7D, in picture styles, if you select monochrome (black and white) mode, and then hit the INFO button you can access a 'filter effect'. This will allow you to set the 'filter' to None, Yellow, Orange, Red or Green.

Much like Jim_T said. Attached is the section on how to do it on a 60D. Probably very similar on a Rebel, likely even titled the same in your manual.

For Rebel XT (350D) instructions for red filter use in B&W mode are on pp. 64-66.

I'm not sure that's what the OP is looking for...

Those are filters for black and white images.... Not for "look of subject in sunset".

Red filter for B&W is strong... makes the blue sky go almost black. Yellow or orange are similar, but less strong effect on the sky.

For sunset look, maybe a different white balance setting? Either select a different (warmer) preset than the present light, or you can dial in specific color temp. Some cameras allow adjusting tint, too... though I don't know there's a Rebel that can do it.

The easiest way might be to just take the shot, then add a "sunset filter" with software later in your computer. It depends upon the software you are using, how this might be done. In Adobe Lightroom, it's just a matter of moving the color temp and tint sliders to taste. In Adobe Photoshop, under Image > Adjustments there are Photo Filters (it's not under Filters menu, where you might expect to find it). In Photo Filters you'll find commonly used types of filter effects, plus a selection of colored filters.
, including "red" and "deep red", the intensity of which can be adjusted with a slider.

I'm not sure this is what OP is looking for.

Personally, I wouldn't want to use an effect or colour filter in camera, or shoot in mono. The results can easily be duplicated during post processing, but with far greater control. If you whack in a red filter when you take the shot, then you are stuck with it. If it is too strong, and you have committed it to jpeg, it's too late. If you decide you want to try a different effect later, it's too late.

I would suggest that you just take the best "normal" shot you can, preferably using raw, then play around with it later to get exactly the effect you want.

tennman28147 wrote in post #14646117
I have heard the rebel has a option to turn on a red filter. Use is for single well lit subject. Filter gives shadow look of subject in sunset. Does anyone know how to find it in the menus?

Set WB to 7500 - 8000K by going to the menu section for White Balance / Temperature.

If what you want is an enhancement to a sunset, as amfoto1 points out, then I don't think the Rebel has anything "internal" that will yield what you want. It is generally not recommended to use color correction or enhancing filters on digital cameras. The White Balance - set either in-camera or in post-processing - is far more effective and does not degrade the image with distortions or flare/glare/reflection​s from additional glass surfaces. "Physical" filters also cause a lot of light loss (as much as two stops) as well.

As an alternative, I suggest you use Picture Styles or as others have suggested manually adjust white balance, color saturation and color tone curve to your liking.

Specifically for sunsets, you might like to try downloading and installing some of the custom Picture Styles Canon has created, especially Twilight and Autumn Hues. They are at http://www.canon.co.jp …g/picturestyle/​index.html. and the site at http://kiatang.blogspo​t.com …rd-picture-style-and.html discusses each and shows sample images. Depending on the Rebel, the Canon custom styles can be used "in-camera" although you might only be able to add two user defined styles. In DPP software, you can have substantially more and apply the effect to a RAW image. That is what I prefer to do with most styles since the in-camera styles are applied to the RAW image and reversel is a pain.

Depending on your model, you may have the ability to white balance bracket. Nobody ever really talks about it, but you can go into a grid view under the options and set up a bracket of 3 different points that will create 3 different white balanced images. When you shoot an scene, you will end up with 3 images, one for each point in your white balance bracket. This is hardly ever used from what I can tell, most either shoot a custom white balance beforehand, or set it in raw later.

EDIT: Here is an article that shows this
http://www.dummies.com …nce-on-canon-rebel-t.html

Colored filters have use on digital cameras. For example to prevent blowing of opposite colored highlights in the exposure. PP is no use there!

melanopsin wrote in post #14649198
Colored filters have use on digital cameras.

The problem is if "auto" white balance is on, the effect of a colored filter is pretty much reversed anyway. A surprisingly large number of people use AWB, inlarge parts because it works well in the Canon line.

John from PA wrote in post #14649236
The problem is if "auto" white balance is on, the effect of a colored filter is pretty much reversed anyway. A surprisingly large number of people use AWB, inlarge parts because it works well in the Canon line.

I use Auto WB too, however, in-camera, the WB gets applied to the raw data, which includes the effects of the filter. A proper white balance gets applied in PP, retaining the filter effects as captured in the raw exposure through the lens with the filter.