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Fully Automatic Picture Taking
You can easily and confidently take pictures of any subject, with no need to do anything but
press the shutter button. The Canon EOS D30 can capture subjects at any of three focusing
points, so that anybody can take great pictures easily.
1Set the Mode Dial to 〈〉.
The AF mode is automatically set to 〈AI
Focus〉 (→60), the metering mode is set to
〈〉 and the drive mode to 〈〉(Single
shot).
The Quality setting is automatically set to
Large/Fine (2160 ×1440).
2Place one of the focusing points
on the subject.
●The camera determines the subject
position and uses the most appropriate
focusing point.
●To focus on a subject that is not at any of
the three focusing points, see “Focusing
On an Off-Center Subject” (→62).
3Set the focus.
●Press the shutter button down halfway to
set the focus.
The camera beeps when the shot is in
focus, and the in-focus indicator 〈●〉lights
in the viewfinder at the focusing point the
camera is using.
4Check the display.
The camera determines the shutter speed and
aperture value automatically, and displays
them in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel.
5Take the picture.
●Compose the shot and press the shutter
button down fully.
The image is shown for approximately 2
seconds on the LCD monitor.
Focusing point