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Basic Photography and Playback
Basic Photography and Playback
Mode
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.
1
Turn the camera on.
*
2
Display shooting mode menu.
3
Highlight .
4
Select and exit to mode.
5
Frame subject in center focus area.
6
Focus.
7
Take picture. If lighting is poor, AF-assist il-
luminator may light when camera focuses
and fl ash may fi re when picture is taken (
20, 21).
Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fi n-
gers and other objects away from the lens, fl ash, self-timer
lamp, antenna, and microphone.
Holding the Camera
* If is displayed in monitor, camera is already in mode. Proceed to Step 5.