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Basic Photography
Basic Photography
This section describes how to take pictures in
(auto) mode, an automatic,
“point-and-shoot” mode recommended for fi rst-time users of digital cam-
eras.
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Internal memory / memory card
indicator
: indicates whether
internal memory (
) or
memory card (
) is used
(
10).
Number of exposures remain-
ing
: depends on capacity of
internal memory or memory
card and on option chosen
for
Image Mode
(
65).
Battery indicator
: ap-
pears when battery is
running low.
fi ve options depending on
how picture will be used
(
65). Default is
.
Shooting mode
:
indi-
cates auto mode.
Flash mode
: choose from fi ve modes according to light-
ing and creative intent (
38). Default is AUTO.
The Battery Indicator
The Shooting Menu
(auto) mode offers a shooting menu of nine options that give full control over such
settings as white balance and image sharpening (
64).
Display
Description
Low battery; ready spare
battery. If fl ash fi res, mon-
itor will turn off while fl ash
recharges.
NO ICON
Battery fully charged.
Display
Description
WARNING!!
BATTERY
EXHAUSTED
Battery exhausted.
*
Re-
place with fully-charged
battery.
* Power on lamp blinks when battery is
exhausted.
Rotate the mode dial to
and turn the camera on
The power-on lamp will light and a welcome screen
will appear in the monitor or electronic viewfi nder. The
camera is ready to shoot when the view through the
camera lens is displayed.
Step 1 —Select
Mode