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Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land
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Focal plane marker:
See that little circle with the line through it,
between the Mode dial and the hot shoe? That line represents the plane
at which the lens focuses light onto the
image sensor
(the element that
replaces film in a digital camera). If you ever need to know the exact dis-
tance between your subject and the camera, basing the measurement on
this mark produces a more accurate camera-to-subject distance than
using the end of the lens or some other external point on the camera
body as your reference point.
Back-of-the-camera controls
Traveling over the top of the camera to its back, you see the controls labeled
in Figure 1-2. The following list introduces you to each item:
Flash Up switch
Accessory port
Fn/Thumbnails button
Playback button
Zoom button
Movie/Protect button
Erase button
Start/OK button and arrow pad
Figure 1-2:
Use the Start/OK button and surrounding arrow keys to navigate
menus and adjust picture-taking settings.
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