Chapter 3 Advanced Photography

Using the Mode Setup Buttons

The 4 buttons (Photo mode, Flash mode, Selftimer and Image quality mode) on the top of the camera can be used to change the photographic settings.

These settings can be checked using the icons displayed on the data display panel.

Photo Mode button (MODE)

Subjects are classified into four categories: sports (rapidly moving subjects), infinity (distant subjects), macro (close-up subjects) and text (text, black & white) so that settings can be selected for the appropriate mode beforehand. The initial setting is “Standard”.

1.Set the mode select dial to Photo ().

Note:

When the power is already turned on with Playback () or set up (SET UP), set the

mode select dial to Photo () to cancel these two modes and open the lens barrier automati- cally.

2.Press the power button.

The lens cover will open automatically.

3.Press the Photo mode button (MODE) on the top of the camera and set the desired imag- ing mode. Each time this button is pressed, the icon on the data display panel will change accordingly in

the following sequence: Standard (initial setting,

no icon)→Sports []→Infinity [] →Macro []→Text [] →Standard . . .