Basic Photography

Step 1 - Select P Mode

This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in P(auto) mode. In this automatic, "point-and-shoot" mode, the majority of camera settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions, producing optimal results in most situations.

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Rotate the mode dial to P

Turn the camera on

The power-on lamp will light and the monitor will display a welcome screen (Q 89). The camera is ready to shoot when the monitor shows the view through the camera lens.

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Memory/memory card

 

 

 

When the camera contains a

Shooting mode/scene mode

memory card, / is displayed,

P indicates auto mode.

and when there is no card in

the camera, } is displayed.

Image mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose from five options depend-

 

 

 

ing on how you plan to use the pic-

 

 

 

ture (Q 67). The default setting is

 

 

 

H(E5600) or F (E4600).

 

 

 

5M

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Flash mode

Choose from five modes de- pending on lighting and your creative intent (Q 24). The de- fault setting is !# (auto).

Number of exposures remaining

The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the memory or memory card and the option chosen for Image mode (Q 67).

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Nikon E5600, E4600 manual Select P Mode, Rotate the mode dial to P Turn the camera on