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Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode
Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode
• The indicators and photo info displayed during shooting and playback will turn
off after a few seconds (A 175).
• When the monitor has turned off in standby mode to save power (the power-
on lamp is blinking) (A 184), press the following buttons to turn it back on.
➝ Power switch, shutter-release button, or b (e movie-record) button
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Shooting mode
A displayed in A
(auto) mode.
Image mode
The combination of image
quality (compression) and image
size is displayed. The default
setting is L 4000 × 3000.
Internal memory indicator
Indicates that images will be saved on the
camera’s internal memory (approximately 74 MB).
When a memory card is inserted in the camera, C
does not appear and images will be saved on the
memory card.
Movie options
A movie option is displayed
for movie recording (A 140,
148).
Vibration reduction icon
Vibration reduction can be
applied to reduce the effects
of camera shake.
Motion detection icon
The effects of subject movement
and camera shake are reduced.
C Flash
When the flash is lowered, the flash setting is fixed at off and W appears at the top of the monitor.
In situations where flash is needed, such as in dark locations or when the subject is backlit, be sure to
raise the flash (A 4, 32).
D Functions Available in A (Auto) Mode
• The flash mode (A32) can be adjusted, the self-timer (A 35) and macro mode (A 39) can be
applied.
•
Brightness (exposure compensation), vividness, and hue can be adjusted with the creative slider (
A
40).
• Press the d button to specify settings for all shooting menu items (A46) according to
shooting conditions. The combination of image quality (compression) and image size can be set
by using the Image mode option in the shooting menu.
D Vibration Reduction and Motion Detection
• See Vibration reduction (A 178) and Motion detection (A 180) in the setup menu (A169)
for more information.
• Set Vibration reduction to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.