Chapter 4. What You Can (and Cannot) Do in Auto Mode
Selecting Auto Mode
Auto mode makes taking pictures point-and-click simple. If it’s daylight, if the light’s falling on the front or side of your subject, or if you’re using a flash within 10 feet of your subject, you can use Auto mode to get very nice photos.
To select Auto mode on most cameras:
Turn on the camera.
Turn the selector dial on top of the camera to the Auto selection. Many cameras mark this setting with a green label or a green icon (see Figure 4.1).
Figure 4.1. Selecting Auto mode on typical cameras.
Point and shoot.
What Auto Mode Does
Here’s what you can control in Auto mode:
Where you ...
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