16Basic Photography and Playback: Auto ModeBasic Photography and Playback: Auto ModeStep1 Select L (Auto) Mode and Turn the Camera OnThis 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 momentand the monitor will turn on.3 Check the battery level and number ofexposures remaining.Battery LevelNumber of Exposures RemainingThe number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the internalmemory or memory card and option chosen for the image mode setting (c 78).Monitor DescriptionNO ICON Batteries fully charged.Batteries low; ready spare bat-teries.KWarning!Batteryexhausted.Batteries exhausted. Replacebatteries.ON/OFF121212Battery level iconNumber of exposuresremaining
