Canon EOS 30D Instruction Manual page 18

Nomenclature
Mode Dial
The Mode Dial is divided into two function zones.
Basic Zone
All you do is press the shutter
button.
1 : Full Auto (p.46)
For fully automatic shooting.
Image Zone
Fully automatic shooting for
specific subjects.
: Portrait (p.48)
2
3 : Landscape (p.48)
: Close-up (p.48)
4
: Sports (p.49)
5
: Night Portrait (p.49)
6
7 : Flash Off (p.49)
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Creative Zone
Set the camera as you wish.
: Program AE (p.84)
d
: Shutter-priority AE
s
(p.86)
: Aperture-priority AE
f
(p.88)
: Manual exposure (p.90)
a
8 : Automatic Depth-of-field
AE (p.92)