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Basic Photography
Step 1–Select
X
Mode
This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in
X
(Auto shoot-
ing mode). In this automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode, the majority of camera
settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions, produc-
ing optimal results in most situations.
1
Rotate the mode dial to
X
2
Turn the camera on
The power-on lamp will light and the monitor will
display a welcome screen (
c
117). The camera is
ready to shoot when the monitor shows the view
through the camera lens.
NORM
NORM
14
14
1/60
1/60
F2.7
F2.7
AUTO
AUTO
Exposure mode
When taking pic-
tures in Auto shoot-
ing mode,
AUTO
is
displayed (
c
45).
Shooting mode
X
indicates Auto shoot-
ing mode.
Internal memory/Memory card
When the camera contains a memory card,
O
is displayed, and when there is no mem-
ory card in the camera,
M
is displayed.
Number of exposures remaining
The number of pictures that can be stored in the in-
ternal memory or on a memory card depends on the
capacity of the memory or memory card and the op-
tion chosen for
Image mode
(
Image quality
and
Image size
) (
c
47).
Image quality
Choose from three options
depending on how you
plan to use the picture
(
c
47). The default setting
is
NORMAL
.
Image size
Choose from eight op-
tions (for P1) or seven
options (for P2) depend-
ing on how you plan to
use the picture (
c
47).
The default setting is
c
3264 × 2448
for P1,
d
2592 × 1944
for P2.
Shutter speed
Aperture
Focus area
