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Tutorial—Basic Photography
Basic Photography
Taking Your First Photographs
Adjust Camera Settings 29–30
STEP 2
Ready the Camera 27–28
STEP 1
There are six basic steps to taking photographs:
Frame the Photograph 31
STEP 3
Focus 32
STEP 4
Check Exposure 33
STEP 5
Take the Photograph 34
STEP 6
To learn more about the battery level display, see:
• Introduction: First Steps.............................................. 15–24
To learn how to restore settings to their default values, see:
•Taking Photographs: Two-Button Reset.......................
128
• Menu Guide: The Shooting Menu .............................. 161–169
• Menu Guide: The Custom Settings Menu................... 170–205
To learn more about the following camera settings, see:
•Taking Photographs: Choosing a Shooting Mode........ 70–71
•Taking Photographs: Image Quality and Size............... 41–47
•Taking Photographs: Sensitivity (ISO Equiv a len cy)........ 48–50
•Taking Photographs: White Balance............................ 51–64
•Taking Photographs: Image Adjustment...................... 65–69
•Taking Photographs: Focus ......................................... 72–83
•Taking Photographs: Exposure.................................... 84–105
To learn how to preview the effects of aperture, see:
•Taking Photographs: Exposure....................................
84–105
To learn about optional viewfi nder accessories, see:
•Technical Notes: Optional Accessories......................... 232
To learn more about focus options, see:
•Taking Photographs: Focus ......................................... 72–83
To learn how to change the composition after setting exposure, see:
•Taking Photographs: Exposure.................................... 84–105
To learn more about fl ash photography, see:
•Taking Photographs: Flash Photography...................... 106–117
For information on time-lapse photography, see:
•Taking Photographs: Interval Timer Photography ........
118–122
To learn how to delay shutter release, see:
•Taking Photographs: Self-Timer Mode ........................ 123