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Basic Photography and Playback 41
Taking Photographs (b Mode) ................................................41
Shooting Movies (b Mode).......................................................45
Basic Playback.............................................................................. 49
Viewing Movies .................................................................................... 49
Deleting Unwanted Pictures ........................................................... 51
Basic Settings 52
Focus.............................................................................................. 52
Choosing a Focus Mode.................................................................... 52
AF-Area Mode ....................................................................................... 54
The Touch Shutter............................................................................... 57
Manual Focus ........................................................................................ 59
White Balance .............................................................................. 61
Silent Photography.....................................................................65
Rating Pictures.............................................................................66
Protecting Pictures from Deletion ........................................... 67
Shooting Controls 68
The Mode Dial..............................................................................68
P: Programmed Auto .......................................................................... 69
S: Shutter-Priority Auto ...................................................................... 69
A: Aperture-Priority Auto................................................................... 70
M: Manual................................................................................................ 70
User Settings: U1, U2, and U3 Modes............................................... 72
Long Time-Exposures (Mode M) ..................................................... 75
The S (ISO Sensitivity) Button ..............................................77
Auto ISO Sensitivity Control ............................................................ 78
The E (Exposure Compensation) Button ............................... 79
The c/E (Release Mode/Self-Timer) Button......................... 81
The Self-Timer....................................................................................... 84