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Tutorial: “Point-and-Shoot” Photography (
Mode)
This section describes how to take photographs in
(auto) mode, an automatic “point-
and-shoot” mode in which the majority of settings are controlled by the camera in response
to shooting conditions.
1
Turn the camera on.
1.1
Remove the lens cap and turn the camera on. The con-
trol panel and viewfi nder displays will light. The monitor
remains off during shooting.
1.2
Check the battery level in the viewfi nder or control panel.
Control panel
Viewfi nder
Description
—
Battery fully charged.
—
Battery partially discharged.
Low battery. Ready fully-charged spare battery.
(blinks)
(blinks)
Shutter release disabled. Change battery.
Battery level not displayed when camera is powered by optional AC adapter.
1.3
The exposure count displays in the control panel and view-
fi nder show the number of photographs that can be stored
on the memory card. Check the number of exposures re-
maining.
If there is not enough memory to store additional photo-
graphs at current settings, the display will fl ash as shown at
right. No further pictures can be taken until the memory
card has been replaced ( 15) or photographs have been
deleted ( 26, 65, 74).
“Point-and-Shoot” Photography (
Mode)
