Taking Pictures
Using the Auto and Manual Photography Modes
The digital camera offers two photography modes: Auto
and Manual
.
Auto Photo Mode is the simplest to operate and is recommended for beginners. Pho- tos in Auto mode are captured by pressing the shutter button and letting the digital camera adjust settings to match lighting conditions, focus range, and other environmen- tal factors automatically.
Manual Photo Mode allows users to manually adjust camera settings such as expo- sure and white balance, allowing skilled users to
If an SD card is not inserted in the camera, photos are stored on the camera’s internal memory. When an SD card is inserted, the camera reads and writes to the SD card, not to the internal memory. Remove the SD card to access the camera’s internal memory.
Using the Mode Dial
Turn the mode dial at the top of the camera to change the camera’s working mode at any time.
Align the desired mode with the cam-
Audio Recording Mode
era mode indicator (red dot) next to the Mode Dial.
When selecting a mode, the LCD briefly displays a blue screen indicating which mode the camera is in.
Video mode
Playback mode
Auto photo mode
Manual photo mode
PC Cam mode
Camera mode indicator
Camera mode LCD indicator
Manual Photo
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