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Basic Photography

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Tutorial-Basic Photography Basic Photography Taking Your First Photographs There are six basic steps to taking photographs: Step 1 Ready the Camera To learn how to restore settings to their default values, see: •Taking Photographs: Two-Button Reset Menu Guide: The Shooting Menu-Reset Shooting Menu Menu Guide: The Custom Settings Menu-Menu Reset 27-28 126 161 172-173 Step 2 Adjust Camera Settings To learn more about the following camera settings, see: • Taking Photographs: Choosing a Shooting Mode Taking Photographs: Image Quality and Size Taking Photographs: Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency Taking Photographs: White Balance Taking Photographs: Image Adjustment Taking Photographs: Focus Taking Photographs: Exposure 29-30 41-42 43-49 50-51 52-64 65-69 70-81 82-103 Step 3 Frame the Photograph 31 To learn how to preview the effects of aperture, see: •Taking Photographs: Exposure 83 To learn about optional viewfinder accessories, see: • Technical Notes: Optional Accessories 236 Step 4 Focus To learn more about focus options, see: • Taking Photographs: Focus 32 70-81 Step 5 Check Exposure 33 To learn how to change the composition after setting exposure, see: •Taking Photographs: Exposure 93 To learn more about flash photography, see: •Taking Photographs: Flash Photography 104-114 Step 6 Take the Photograph For information on time-lapse photography, see: •Taking Photographs: Interval Timer Photography To learn how to delay shutter release, see: • Taking Photographs: Self-Timer Mode 34 115-119 120 26

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Tutorial—Basic Photography
Basic Photography
Taking Your First Photographs
There are six basic steps to taking photographs:
Step 1
Ready the Camera
..........................................................................
27–28
To learn how to restore settings to their default values, see:
• Taking Photographs: Two-Button Reset
...............................................
126
• Menu Guide: The Shooting Menu—Reset Shooting Menu
..................
161
• Menu Guide: The Custom Settings Menu—Menu Reset
.....................
172–173
Step 2
Adjust Camera Settings
..................................................................
29–30
To learn more about the following camera settings, see:
• Taking Photographs: Choosing a Shooting Mode
................................
41–42
• Taking Photographs: Image Quality and Size
......................................
43–49
• Taking Photographs: Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency)
..............................
50–51
• Taking Photographs: White Balance
....................................................
52–64
• Taking Photographs: Image Adjustment
..............................................
65–69
• Taking Photographs: Focus
..................................................................
70–81
• Taking Photographs: Exposure
............................................................
82–103
Step 3
Frame the Photograph
...................................................................
31
To learn how to preview the effects of aperture, see:
• Taking Photographs: Exposure
............................................................
83
To learn about optional viewfinder accessories, see:
• Technical Notes: Optional Accessories
.................................................
236
Step 4
Focus
...............................................................................................
32
To learn more about focus options, see:
• Taking Photographs: Focus
..................................................................
70–81
Step 5
Check Exposure
..............................................................................
33
To learn how to change the composition after setting exposure, see:
• Taking Photographs: Exposure
............................................................
93
To learn more about flash photography, see:
• Taking Photographs: Flash Photography
.............................................
104–114
Step 6
Take the Photograph
......................................................................
34
For information on time-lapse photography, see:
• Taking Photographs: Interval Timer Photography
................................
115–119
To learn how to delay shutter release, see:
• Taking Photographs: Self-Timer Mode
.................................................
120