The LCD Status Display
In addition to the in-viewfinder status display, the XS also shows a lot of status information on the rear LCD. What's displayed on the screen varies depending on what mode you're in simply because in some modes you don't have as much manual control and so don't need as much status feedback. In Full Auto mode, your screen should look something like the following.

Figure 1-8. In Full Auto mode, the LCD screen on the back of the XS should look something like this.
As you can see, you can easily tell how many shots are remaining, how charged the battery is, and the image format that you're shooting in. The camera also shows what light-metering mode you're using, which, to be honest, is kind of strange, because you can't actually change this when shooting in Full Auto.
When you half-press the shutter button to tell the camera to focus and meter, it displays its chosen shutter speed and aperture at the top of the status display. We'll explore what these mean in later chapters.

Figure 1-9. After you half-press the shutter button, the status screen will show your shutter speed and aperture.
In low light, the LCD screen can be distracting when you look through the viewfinder. In extremely low light, the brightness of the LCD screen can even make it difficult to see through ...