21Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) ModeBasic Photography and Playback: Auto ModeIndicators Displayed in A (Auto) ModeThe indicators and photo info displayed during shooting and playback will turn offafter a few seconds (A 118). When the monitor has turned off in standby modeto save power, press the power switch or the shutter-release button to reactivate it(A 122).D Functions Available in A (Auto) ModeIn A (auto) mode, macro mode (A 31) and exposure compensation (A 32) can be applied andpictures can be taken using the flash mode (A 28) and self-timer (A 30). Pressing the d buttonin A (auto) mode allows you to specify settings for all shooting menu items (A 92) dependingupon the shooting situations.D Motion DetectionWhen Auto (default setting) is selected for the Motion detection option (A 120) in the setupmenu and the camera detects camera shake and subject movement, the camera increases shutterspeed to reduce blurring.When the camera detects camera shake or subject movement and increases shutter speed, themotion detection icon will turn green.D Electronic Vibration ReductionWhen the flash mode (A 28) is set to W (off) or Y (slow sync) with Electronic VR (A 113) in thesetup menu set to Auto, the R icon may appear in the monitor. The appearance of R indicatesshooting conditions in which the effects of camera shake can be pronounced. In these situations,the camera reduces the effects of camera shake in pictures before recording them.181818Shooting modeA displayed in A(auto) mode.Image modeThe combination of imagesize and image quality(compression) is displayed.The default setting is iNormal (3,648 × 2,736).Internal memory indicatorIndicates that images will be stored on thecamera’s internal memory (approximately 44 MB).When a memory card is inserted in the camera,C does not appear and images will be stored onthe memory card.Motion detection iconThe effects of the subjectmovement and camera shakeare reduced.
