Shooting - Letting The Camera Select Settings; Auto Mode - Canon PowerShot G3 User Manual

Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 204) at the end of this
manual to find out which settings can be changed in which shooting modes.

Auto Mode

In this mode, all you have to do is press the shutter button and let the camera do
everything else.
1
Check that the camera is in Shooting mode (p. 28).
2
3
Aim the camera at the subject.
4
Use the zoom lever to achieve the desired composition
(relative subject size in the viewfinder).
5
Press the shutter button halfway (p. 39).
• Two beeps will sound when the camera has
finished metering, and the indicator beside the
viewfinder will light green or orange. If the LCD
monitor is on, the AF frame will appear green.
• The shutter speed and aperture value are
automatically determined and show on the display
panel. They also show on the LCD monitor if it is on.
• The yellow indicator will blink and the beep will
sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus
on. The AF frame will also appear yellow.
Turn the mode dial to .
AF Frame
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