24
Tutorial—Basic Photography
2.2 Check the battery level
Check the battery level in the viewfi nder or
control panel.
Basic Photography
Taking Your First Photographs
*No icon displayed when camera powered by optional AC adapter.
Icon*
Control
panel
View-
fi nder Status Notes
—Battery fully
charged
Aperture and shut ter-speed in di ca tors in
con trol pan el and all in di ca tors in viewfi nd-
er turn off if no op er a tions are per formed
for 6 s (auto meter off). Press shutter-re-
lease but ton halfway to re ac ti vate dis play.
—Battery partially
discharged
(fl ashes)
(fl ashes)
Battery
exhausted Shutter release disabled.
Low battery Ready fully-charged spare battery.
Step 1—Rotate the Mode Dial to
Rotate the mode dial to . In this automatic,
“point-and-shoot” mode, the majority of set-
tings are controlled by the camera in response to
shooting conditions, making it ideal for fi rst-time
users of digital SLR cameras.
Step 2—Ready the Camera
Before taking photographs, ready the camera as described below.
2.1 Turn the cam era on
The control panel will turn on and the dis-
play in the viewfi nder will light.