Through the lens of a camera, you may discover things you’ve never noticed before. Try wearing casual clothing so you can rest on one knee or crouch if necessary. Walk around with a camera in hand and observe your surroundings so you can discover new subjects you may find interesting.

Scene Intelligent Auto + Basic Zone Modes and Image Playback

This chapter explains how to shoot with the Scene Intelligent Auto and Basic Zone modes and how to play back images.

Basic Zone modes enable you to just point and shoot by pressing the shutter button. However, you can also blur the background (p.77), apply image effects (p.89), and suit the lighting or scene (p.92).

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About the Auto Lighting Optimizer

In Basic Zone modes, the Auto Lighting Optimizer (p.159) will adjust the image automatically to obtain the optimum brightness and contrast. It is also enabled by default in Creative Zone modes.

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