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Taking Great Pictures, Automatically
In This Chapter
Shooting your first pictures
Setting focus and exposure automatically
Getting better results by using the automatic scene modes
Understanding the Ambience and Lighting/Scene Type features
Gaining more control with Creative Auto mode
Are you old enough to remember the Certs television commercials from the 1960s and ’70s? “It’s a candy mint!” declared one actor. “It’s a breath mint!” argued another. Then a narrator declared the debate a tie and spoke the famous catchphrase: “It’s two, two, two mints in one!”
Well, that pretty much describes the Rebel T5i/700D. On one hand, it provides a range of powerful controls, offering just about every feature a serious photographer could want. On the other, it also offers fully automated exposure modes that enable people with no experience to capture beautiful images. “It’s a sophisticated ...
