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Chapter 2: Preparing to Take Pictures 12 Using the Status LCD
Aperture Priority
Note: The Auto and the Auto with Red-Eye
Reduction flash modes are not available in the
Aperture Priority (Av) exposure mode.
In this exposure mode, you select an aperture, and the camera automatically selects the shutter
speed. However, you can adjust all settings in the Photo Assist menu in this mode. The settings
remain when you switch modes (that is, move from Capture mode to another mode) and when you
cycle the power on the camera (power it off and then on again).
Manual
Note: The Auto and the Auto with Red-Eye
Reduction flash modes are not available in the
Manual exposure mode.
Also, an external flash is only supported with
the Manual exposure mode setting.
In this exposure mode, you have complete control over the shutter speed, aperture, and all other
camera settings. (A fixed tone curve is used to adjust exposure.) You can adjust all settings in the
Photo Assist menu in this mode. The settings remain when you switch modes (that is, move from
Capture mode to another mode) and when you cycle the power on the camera (power it off and then
on again).
Figure 3: Status LCD Indicators
Using the Status LCD
The status LCD on the top of the camera conveys important information about the camera’s status.
As shown in Figure 3, the indicators on the status LCD show you:
Settings for the following:
Image type
Timer mode
Auto focus area
Flash mode for the pop-up flash
Status of the camera’s batteries
Note: If you see
000
flashing in the status
LCD, this means that either there is no memory
card in the camera, or the memory card is full.
Shutter speed and f-number, which are displayed when you either first set the camera to the
Program, Shutter Priority (Tv), Aperture Priority (Av), or Manual exposure mode, or press the
shutter release button halfway down in all exposure modes, or lock the exposure bar graph by
using the auto exposure lock (AE-L) button. Otherwise, the number of pictures remaining on the
memory card is displayed.
Note: For information on the exposure bar
graph and the AE-L button, see “Understanding
the Exposure Bar Graph” and “Using the Auto
Exposure Lock (AE-L) Button” on page 16.
Exposure bar graph, which is displayed when you set the camera to the Manual exposure mode,
or when you turn on exposure compensation in the Program, Shutter Priority (Tv), or Aperture
Priority (Av) exposure mode.
The status LCD turns on every time you power on the camera. You can use the status LCD to assess
the current status of the camera, and to change the image type, timer mode, auto focus area, and
flash mode settings when preparing to take pictures (see the next subsection).
Flash
Battery
status
Timer mode
focus
mode
Auto
area
Image
Exposure
bar graph
type
Shutter speed and F-number
or pictures remaining