Cannon 500D instruction manual CCreative Auto Shooting, Set the Mode Dial to C, Press

CCreative Auto Shooting

Basic Zone modes except <C> (Creative Auto) take care of everything, whereas the <C> Creative Auto mode enables you to easily change the picture’s brightness, depth of field, color tone (Picture Style), etc. The default settings are the same as the <1> (Full Auto) mode.

* CA stands for Creative Auto.

1 2

Set the Mode Dial to <C>.

XThe Creative Auto screen appears on the LCD monitor.

Press <0>.

You can use the <S> key to select the function. (7)

For details about each function, see page 54-55.

3 Set the desired setting.

Press the <S> key to select the function.

XA brief description of the selected function is displayed on the screen’s bottom.

Turn the <6> dial to change the setting.

Press the shutter button halfway to return to the screen in step 2.

4 Take the picture.

Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

If you change the shooting mode or if the power turns off via auto power off (p.131) or by setting the power switch to <2>, the Creative Auto settings will revert to the default. However, the image-recording quality, self-timer and remote control settings will be retained.

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