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Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode
Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode
Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode
D Available Functions in A (Auto) Mode
In A (auto) mode, focus mode (A31) and exposure compensation (A32) can be applied and the
camera can shoot using the flash mode (A 28) and self-timer (A 30). Pressing d displays the
shooting menu options for specifying the image quality (A76) and image size (A 77).
D Vibration Reduction
Vibration reduction (A105), when On (default setting) is selected, can be applied to effectively
reduce blur, caused by slight hand movement known as camera shake, that commonly occurs when
shooting with zoom applied or at slow shutter speeds.
Set Vibration reduction to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.
To reduce the effects of camera shake when recording movies, enable Electronic VR (A 56) from
the movie menu (A 55).
D Shutter Speed and Aperture
Shutter speed and aperture settings, adjusted by the camera to suit shooting conditions, are
displayed.
In M (manual) mode (A 44), shutter speed and aperture can be specified manually.
Shooting mode
A displayed in A (auto) mode.
Image quality/Image size
Current image quality and size
settings are displayed. The
default settings are W
(Normal) for image quality and
F (3,264 × 2,448) for image size.
Internal memory indicator
Pictures will be recorded to internal
memory. When memory card is inserted,
C is not displayed and pictures will be
recorded to memory card.
Vibration reduction icon
Vibration reduction can be
applied to reduce the effects of
camera shake.
Aperture
Shutter speed