Canon EOS 1300D, Instruction Manual

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The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture to suit
the subject’s brightness. This is called Program AE.
* <
d
> stands for Program.
* AE stands for Auto Exposure.
1
Set the Mode Dial to <
d
>.
2
Focus on the subject.

Look through the viewfinder and aim
the selected AF point over the
subject. Then press the shutter button
halfway.
 The dot inside the AF point achieving
focus lights up briefly in red, and the
focus indicator <
o
> on the
viewfinder’s bottom right lights up (in
One-Shot AF mode).
 The shutter speed and aperture will
be set automatically and displayed in
the viewfinder.
3
Check the display.

The standard exposure will be
obtained as long as the shutter speed
and aperture display do not blink.
4
Take the picture.

Compose the shot and press the
shutter button completely.
d
: Program AE