17
Basic Photography and Playback
Basic Photography and Playback
Taking Pictures in
Taking Pictures in
R
R
(
(
E
E
AUTO
AUTO
) Mode
) Mode
This section describes how to take pictures in R (E AUTO) mode.
1
Select O mode.
Turn the camera on and rotate the mode dial to O. The R display
will appear in the LCD monitor.
The
The
o
o
Icon
Icon
In R mode, the camera continuously adjusts focus and searches for faces, in-
creasing the drain on the battery. o is displayed in the LCD monitor.
Scene Icons (
Scene Icons (
P
P
23)
23)
The camera automatically selects the appropriate scene.
Scene
Scene
Main subject
Main subject
AUTO
AUTO
LAND-
LAND-
SCAPE
SCAPE
NIGHT
NIGHT
MACRO
MACRO
BEACH
BEACH
SUNSET
SUNSET
SNOW
SNOW
SKY
SKY
GREENERY
GREENERY
SKY &
SKY &
GREENERY
GREENERY
Non-portrait (landscape)
Non-portrait (landscape)
a
a
c
c
d
d
*
*
e
e
u
u
v
v
w
w
x
x
y
y
z
z
Portrait
Portrait
Normal lighting
Normal lighting
ab
ab
cb
cb
fb
fb
*
*
—
—
ub
ub
vb
vb
wb
wb
xb
xb
yb
yb
zb
zb
Back lighting
Back lighting
ag
ag
cg
cg
—
—
—
—
ug
ug
vg
vg
wg
wg
xg
xg
yg
yg
zg
zg
* If n is displayed, the camera will take a series of shots (Advanced anti blur; P 23).
Q
Q
The mode selected may vary with shooting conditions. If the mode and subject do not
The mode selected may vary with shooting conditions. If the mode and subject do not
match, select
match, select
B
B
mode (
mode (
P
P
22) or choose
22) or choose
SP
SP
(
(
P
P
29) and select a scene manually.
29) and select a scene manually.
EXR Icons (
EXR Icons (
P
P
23)
23)
The camera analyses the
scene and selects the
preferred E mode.
RESOLUTION PRIORITY
RESOLUTION PRIORITY
S
S
HIGH ISO & LOW NOISE
HIGH ISO & LOW NOISE
T
T
D-RANGE PRIORITY
D-RANGE PRIORITY
U
U