66Basic Shooting Operation

Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings

This camera features various exposure modes, focus modes, and drive modes for expressing your photographic vision. This section explains how to take pictures by simply pressing the shutter release button.

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Operations Basic

Set the mode dial to B.

Turn the mode dial while pressing the mode dial lock button.

The exposure mode changes to B (Green) mode. In Bmode, a proper exposure is determined by the camera and the shutter speed and aperture value are automatically set.

Mode dial lock button

2 Set the focus mode switch to l.

The focus mode changes to l (Autofocus/Single) mode. When the shutter release button is pressed halfway in l, the camera focuses automatically. (p.108)