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Basic Photography
Basic Photography
The Battery Indicator
Shooting
display
Control
panel Status Notes
—
Battery fully charged.
Camera functions normally.
Battery partially discharged.
Low battery.
Ready spare battery.
If built-in Speedlight fi res, monitor
turns off while fl ash recharges.
WARNING!!
BATTERY
EXHAUSTED
(fl ashes)
Battery exhausted.
No pictures can be taken until
battery has been recharged or
replaced.
Shooting mode:
indicates auto mode.
Exposure mode ( 45): P (pro-
grammed auto) is automatical-
ly selected in mode.
Battery
indicator
126
126
126
F2.6
F2.6
F2.6
8M
8M
8M
1/60
60
1/60
Monitor /
electronic viewfi nder
Control panel
:
Depends on capacity of memory card and
options chosen for image quality and size.
Image quality / size ( 33):
Choose according to how
picture will be used.
This section describes how to take pictures in (auto) mode, an automatic,
“point-and-shoot” mode recommended for fi rst-time users of digital cameras.
Rotate the mode dial to
and turn the camera on
The lens will extend and the monitor or electronic view-
fi nder will display a welcome message (
135). The
camera is ready to shoot when the view through the
camera lens is displayed and the control panel lights.
Step 1 —Rotate the Mode Dial to