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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 27-28 136 171 183-184 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: ISO Sensitivity Taking Photographs: White Balance Taking Photographs: Image Adjustment Taking Photographs: Focus Taking Photographs: Exposure 29-30 43-44 45-51 52-53 55-67 68-73 74-85 86-107 Step 3 Frame the Photograph 31 To learn how to preview the effects of aperture, see: •Taking Photographs: Exposure 87 To learn about optional viewfinder accessories, see: • Technical Notes: Optional Accessories 248 Step 4 Focus To learn more about focus options, see: • Taking Photographs: Focus 32 74-85 Step 5 Check Exposure 33 To learn how to change the composition after setting exposure, see: •Taking Photographs: Exposure 97 To learn more about flash photography, see: •Taking Photographs: Flash Photography 108-117 Step 6 Take the Photograph 34 For information on time-lapse photography, cropping, delaying shutter re- lease, image overlay, and multiple exposure, see: •Taking Photographs: Overlay/Multiple Exposure 118-122 •Taking Photographs: Trimming Photographs 123-124 •Taking Photographs: Interval Timer Photography 125-129 • Taking Photographs: Self-Timer Mode 130 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
...............................................
136
• Menu Guide: The Shooting Menu—Reset Shooting Menu
..................
171
• Menu Guide: The Custom Settings Menu—Menu Reset
.....................
183–184
Step 2
Adjust Camera Settings
..................................................................
29–30
To learn more about the following camera settings, see:
• Taking Photographs: Choosing a Shooting Mode
................................
43–44
• Taking Photographs: Image Quality and Size
......................................
45–51
• Taking Photographs: ISO Sensitivity
....................................................
52–53
• Taking Photographs: White Balance
....................................................
55–67
• Taking Photographs: Image Adjustment
..............................................
68–73
• Taking Photographs: Focus
..................................................................
74–85
• Taking Photographs: Exposure
............................................................
86–107
Step 3
Frame the Photograph
...................................................................
31
To learn how to preview the effects of aperture, see:
• Taking Photographs: Exposure
............................................................
87
To learn about optional viewfinder accessories, see:
• Technical Notes: Optional Accessories
.................................................
248
Step 4
Focus
...............................................................................................
32
To learn more about focus options, see:
• Taking Photographs: Focus
..................................................................
74–85
Step 5
Check Exposure
..............................................................................
33
To learn how to change the composition after setting exposure, see:
• Taking Photographs: Exposure
............................................................
97
To learn more about flash photography, see:
• Taking Photographs: Flash Photography
.............................................
108–117
Step 6
Take the Photograph
......................................................................
34
For information on time-lapse photography, cropping, delaying shutter re-
lease, image overlay, and multiple exposure, see:
• Taking Photographs: Overlay / Multiple Exposure
.................................
118–122
• Taking Photographs: Trimming Photographs
.......................................
123–124
• Taking Photographs: Interval Timer Photography
................................
125–129
• Taking Photographs: Self-Timer Mode
.................................................
130