Playback: and Photography Basic

Basic Photography and Playback: A(Auto) Mode

Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A(Auto) Mode

This section describes how to take pictures in A(auto) mode, an automatic, “point- and-shoot” mode recommended for first-time users of digital cameras.

1 Press the power switch to turn on the camera.

The lens extends, and the monitor is turned on.

2 Rotate the mode dial to A.

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Mode (Auto) A

3 Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining on the monitor.

Battery Level

Monitor

Description

(NO

Battery fully charged.

INDICATOR)

 

B(lights)

Battery level low; prepare to charge or

replace the battery.

 

N

Cannot shoot. Recharge or replace with

Battery

a fully-charged battery.

exhausted.

 

 

 

Battery level indicator

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Number of exposures remaining

Number of Exposures Remaining

The number of exposures remaining is displayed.

The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the remaining capacity of the internal memory or memory card, the image quality, and the image size (A71).

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