27Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) ModeBasic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) ModeIndicators Displayed in A (Auto) ModeWhen the monitor has turned off in standby mode to save power (the power onlamp is blinking) (A 158), press the following buttons to turn it back on:- Power switch, shutter-release button, A button or b (e movie-record)buttonB Note on Touch ShutterAt the default setting, the shutter can be released by simply tapping a subject in the monitor(A 45). Take care that you do not release the shutter accidently.D Functions Available in A (Auto) Mode• When the camera is pointed at a human face, the face detection function, with which the cameraautomatically detects that face and focuses on it, activates (A 30, 41).• Shooting settings (A 34, 42) can be changed by tapping the left or bottom tab to display thesetting controls.D Motion DetectionSee Motion detection (A 155) in the setup menu (A 146) for more information.D Electronic Vibration ReductionWhen the flash mode (A 34) is set to c (off) or d (slow sync) with Electronic VR (A 154) in thesetup menu set to Auto, the R icon may be displayed in the monitor. When R is displayed, theeffects of camera shake may be pronounced under the current shooting conditions. In thesesituations, the camera reduces the effects of camera shake in pictures before recording them.333Shooting modeA displayed in A (auto)mode.Internal memory indicatorIndicates that images will be stored in the camera’s internal memory (approximately20 MB).When a memory card is inserted in the camera, C does not appear and images will bestored on the memory card.Motion detection iconThe effects of subjectmovement and camerashake are reduced.
