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Basic Photography, Step 1 — Select Auto Mode

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Basic Photography This section describes how to take pictures in (auto) mode, an automatic, "point-and-shoot" mode recommended for first-time users of digital cameras. Step 1-Select Mode Slide the mode selector to and turn the camera on. The power-on lamp will light. The camera is ready to shoot when the view through the camera lens is displayed in the monitor. Battery indicator: appears when battery is running low. Shooting mode: indi- cates auto mode. five options depending on how picture will be used ( 59). Default is . AUTO 9 Flash mode: choose from five modes according to lighting and creative intent ( 18). Default is AUTO. Internal memory/memory card indicator: indicates whether internal memory ( ) or memory card ( ) is used. Number of exposures remaining: depends on capacity of internal memory or memory card and on option chosen for Image Mode ( 93). Basic Photography The Battery Indicator Display Description NO ICON Battery fully charged. Low battery; prepare to recharge or change battery. If flash fires, monitor will turn off while flash recharges. WARNING!! Battery exhausted. No pictures can be taken until battery has been re- BATTERY charged or replaced with fully-charged spare battery. Power-on lamp EXHAUSTED flickers. Shooting Options (auto) mode offers flash ( 18), self-timer ( 20), and macro close-up options ( 21). In addition, a seven-item shooting menu gives full control over such settings as white balance and exposure compensation ( 58). 14

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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 first-time users of digital cam-
eras.
Step 1 — Select
Mode
Slide the mode selector to
and turn the camera on.
The power-on lamp will light.
The camera is ready to
shoot when the view through the camera lens is dis-
played in the monitor.
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
9
Internal memory/memory card
indicator
: indicates whether
internal memory (
) or
memory card (
) is used.
Number of exposures remain-
ing
: depends on capacity of
internal memory or memory
card and on option chosen
for
Image Mode
(
93).
Battery indicator
: ap-
pears when battery is
running low.
five options depending on
how picture will be used
(
59).
Default is
.
Shooting mode
:
indi-
cates auto mode.
Flash mode
: choose from
five modes according to light-
ing and creative intent (
18).
Default is
AUTO.
The Battery Indicator
Display
Description
NO ICON
Battery fully charged.
Low battery; prepare to recharge or change battery.
If flash fires, monitor
will turn off while flash recharges.
WARNING!!
BATTERY
EXHAUSTED
Battery exhausted.
No pictures can be taken until battery has been re-
charged or replaced with fully-charged spare battery.
Power-on lamp
flickers.
Shooting Options
(auto) mode offers flash (
18), self-timer (
20), and macro close-up options (
21).
In addition, a seven-item shooting menu gives full control over such settings as
white balance and exposure compensation (
58).