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Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps
Topside controls
As shown in Figure 1-1, the top of the camera sports a couple features:
Figure 1-1:
Hot shoe
Focal plane marker
Use the Mode dial to choose a basic exposure mode.
Power button: I won't insult your intelligence by telling you what this
button does. But see the section "Exploring setup options on the Custom
menu," near the end of this chapter, to find out about the Sleep setting.
That setting enables you to specify how quickly you want the camera to
automatically shut off to save battery power.
Shutter button: I'm sure you also figured out this one. But see Chapter
2 to find out how to specify whether you want the camera to record a
single shot, a continuous series of shots, or a self-timer shot each time
you press the button.
Mode dial: You select the shooting mode, or exposure mode, via this
dial. Chapter 3 explains the simplest, most automatic modes — iAuto
and Scene (SCN) — as well as Movie mode. Chapters 6 and 7 cover the
more advanced photography modes (P, S, A, and M). For help with ART
mode, check out Chapter 9.
Flash hot shoe: Hot shoe is the traditional photography term for "con-
tact on top of the camera for mounting an external flash." But on the
E-PL1, the electrical contacts on the hot shoe also enable the camera to
communicate with the optional electronic viewfinder. See the upcoming
sidebar "Awesome add-on: The VF-2 electronic viewfinder," later in this
chapter, for some additional information.
Mode dial
Shutter button
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