Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode
Step1 Select L (Auto) Mode and Turn the Camera On
This section describes how to take pictures in L (auto) mode, an automatic,
"point-and-shoot" mode recommended for first-time users of digital cam-
eras.
1
Slide the mode selector to L.
2
Turn the camera on.
• The power-on lamp (green) will light for a moment
and the monitor will turn on.
3
Check the battery level and number of
exposures remaining.
Battery Level
Monitor
NO ICON
K
Warning!
Battery
exhausted.
Number of Exposures Remaining
The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the internal
memory or memory card and option chosen for the image mode setting (c 78).
16
Description
Batteries fully charged.
Batteries low; ready spare bat-
teries.
Batteries exhausted. Replace
batteries.
ON/OFF
Battery level icon
12
12 12
Number of exposures
remaining