F E A T U R E

MASTER
EXPOSURE MODES
Learn how to shoot with confidence by following our field guide to mastering the
Mode dial and exposure modes. While we’re focusing on Canon DSLR settings here,
and some settings are exclusive to Canon cameras, most of these settings, or
equivalent ones, can be found on most cameras, and the principles and techniques
that we cover apply whichever make and model of camera you’re using

BASIC ZONE PART 1
Learn which ‘picture’ modes
ƋŅƤƚŸåüŅųƵĘĜÏĘŸƚÆģåÏƋŸØüųŅĵ
landscapes and portraits to
ŸŞŅųƋŸ±ĹÚÏĬŅŸåěƚޟرĹÚ
delve into the ‘scene’ modes
üŅųĵŅųå±ųƋĜŸƋĜÏƋŅƚÏĘåŸ
BASIC ZONE PART 2
aŅƴåüųŅĵ8ƚĬĬeƚƋŅØƵĘåųå
ƋĘåϱĵåų±ÚŅåŸĜƋ±ĬĬüŅųƼŅƚØ
ƋŅųå±ƋĜƴåeƚƋŅØƵĘåųåƼŅƚ
have some control over the
ĬŅŅĩŅüƼŅƚųŸĘŅƋŸØ±ĹÚĬå±ųĹ
ƵʱƋƋĘåÏųå±ƋĜƴåüĜĬƋåųŸÚŅ
CREATIVE ZONE PART 1
%ĜŸÏŅƴåųĘŅƵŸåƋƋĜĹčƼŅƚų
aperture determines the
ÚåŞƋĘƤŅüüĜåĬÚĜĹƼŅƚųŸĘŅƋŸØ
±ĹÚĘŅƵƋŅ±ŞŞĬƼåƻŞŅŸƚųå
ÏŅĵŞåĹŸ±ƋĜŅĹƵĘåĹƼŅƚų
camera gets things wrong
CREATIVE ZONE PART 2
Xå±ųĹƋŅüųååDŽåĵŅƴĜĹč
ŸƚÆģåÏƋŸôŅųčĜƴåƋĘåĵ±Ĺ
±ųƋüƚĬÆĬƚųôÆƼ±ÚģƚŸƋĜĹč
ŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚرĹÚĵ±ŸƋåų
a±Ĺƚ±ĬĵŅÚåüŅųÏŅĵŞĬåƋå
ÏŅĹƋųŅĬŅƴåųƼŅƚųϱĵåų±
 F E A T U R E

BASIC ZONE PART 1

Perfect for absolute beginners, these automatic picture modes
are a great way to ease yourself into photography

ithin the Basic Zone (and what

W ƚŸåÚƋŅÆåϱĬĬåÚƋĘåFĵ±čå
Zone) on Canon DSLRs are the
ůŞĜÏƋƚųåűĵŅÚåŸţ‰ĘåŸåüƚĬĬƼ±ƚƋŅĵ±ƋĜÏ
ĵŅÚ埱ųåĘåĬŞüƚĬüŅųÆåčĜĹĹåųŸØ±Ÿ
ƼŅƚų%„XƵĜĬĬƋ±ĩåüƚĬĬÏŅĹƋųŅĬŅƴåųƋĘå
åƻŞŅŸƚųåØüŅÏƚŸ±ĹÚŅƋĘåųŸåƋƋĜĹčŸƋŅ
ĘåĬŞƼŅƚčåƋ±čŅŅÚŸĘŅƋţBŅƵåƴåųØƼŅƚűĬĬ
ÆåƵŅųĩĜĹčƵĜƋĘĜĹųåŸƋųĜÏƋåÚޱų±ĵåƋåųŸØ
ƵĜƋĘĬĜƋƋĬåÏŅĹƋųŅĬŅƴåųƼŅƚųųåŸƚĬƋŸ×ƼŅƚų
ϱĵåų±ƵĜĬĬüŅÏƚŸŅĹƵʱƋĜƋƵ±ĹƋŸ
ŠƚŸƚ±ĬĬƼƵʱƋűŸÏĬŅŸåŸƋĜĹƋĘåŸÏåĹåšØ
ƵĜĬĬåƻŞŅŸå±ƴåų±čåĬƼüŅųƋĘåŸÏåĹåŅų
ŸƚÆģåÏƋØĵ±ƼĹŅƋŸåƋƋĘåÆåŸƋ±ŞåųƋƚųåŅų
ŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚüŅų±ŸĘŅƋرĹÚƵŅĹűƋĩĹŅƵ
ĜüƼŅƚűųåƚŸĜĹč±ƋųĜŞŅÚرĹÚŸŅĵ±ƼŸåƋ±Ĺ
ƚĹĹåÏ域±ųĜĬƼĘĜčĘF„kØÏųå±ƋĜĹčĜĵ±čå
ĹŅĜŸåſ±ĹÚØŅĹŸŅĵåϱĵåų±ŸØƼŅƚűĬĬÆå
restricted to shooting JPEGs rather than
raw images. These auto modes still have
ƋĘåĜų±Úƴ±ĹƋ±čåŸØƋĘŅƚčĘرĹÚ±ųåčųå±Ƌ
üŅųŸŞåÏĜüĜÏŸƚÆģåÏƋŸ±ĹÚŸÏåĹåŸñ

LANDSCAPE
FÚå±ĬüŅųĬ±ĹڟϱŞåŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘåųŸ
ƵĘŅ±ųåĹűƋÏŅĹüĜÚåĹƋĵ±Ĺƚ±ĬĬƼŸåƋƋĜĹč
±ŞåųƋƚųåŸØX±ĹڟϱŞåĵŅÚåĜŸÆåŸƋƚŸåÚ
ƵĜƋʱƵĜÚåě±ĹčĬåĬåĹŸƋŅüƚųƋĘåųĜĹÏų屟å
ÚåŞƋĘŅüüĜåĬÚŸŅƋʱƋŸÏåĹ埱ųåƤŸĘ±ųŞ
üųŅĵüŅųåčųŅƚĹÚƋŅƱÏĩčųŅƚĹÚţ¥Ņƚų
camera will set as narrow an aperture
±ŸŞŅŸŸĜÆĬåƋŅĵ±ƻĜĵĜŸåÚåŞƋĘŅüüĜåĬÚ
Š±ĬƋĘŅƚčĘƋĘĜŸÏŅƚĬÚÆ屟ƵĜÚ屟üxĂţƅ
ĜĹĬŅƵĬĜčĘƋšØ±ĹÚ±ŞŞĬƼƋĘåX±ĹڟϱŞå
ŞĜÏƋƚųåŸƋƼĬåƋŅϱŞƋƚųåƴĜƴĜÚÆĬƚ埱ĹÚ
greens and sharpen the image. aŅƴĜåĵŅÚåųåÏŅųÚŸ8ƚĬĬB%ƴĜÚåŅŅĹ
ĵŅŸƋ)k„ĵŅÚåĬŸ

accessed via the Mode dial. Scene MOVIE MODE

SCENE MODES
cåƵåųÆåčĜĹĹåųěĬåƴåĬϱĵåų±ŸØĬĜĩå
ƋĘå±ĹŅĹ)k„íLjLj%Øʱƴ屄ÏåĹå
Š„cšŅŞƋĜŅĹŅĹƋĘåaŅÚåÚĜ±ĬüŅų
±ÏÏ域ĜĹč±ƴ±ĜĬ±ÆĬå„ÏåĹåĵŅÚåŸØ
while on older models (such as the
ƅĂLj%š„ÏåĹåĵŅÚ埱ųåĜĹÚĜƴĜÚƚ±ĬĬƼ
ĵŅÚåŸŅĹƋĘåíLjLj%ĜĹÏĬƚÚå:ųŅƚŞ
{ĘŅƋŅØcĜčĘƋ{ŅųƋų±ĜƋØB±ĹÚĘåĬÚcĜčĘƋ
„ÏåĹåØB%±ÏĩĬĜčĘƋŅĹƋųŅĬØ8ŅŅÚØ
UĜÚŸ±ĹÚ±ĹÚĬåĬĜčĘƋţB±ĹÚĘåĬÚcĜčĘƋ
„ÏåĹåĘåĬŞŸƼŅƚƋŅϱŞƋƚųåŸĘŅƋŸ±üƋåų
Ú±ųĩƵĜƋĘŅƚƋƚŸĜĹč±ƋųĜŞŅÚÆƼŞƚĵŞĜĹč
ƚŞƋĘåF„k±ĹÚÏŅĵÆĜĹĜĹčÏŅĹŸåÏƚƋĜƴå
ŸĘŅƋŸƋŅÏųå±Ƌå±ůŸƋ±ÆĬåĜĵ±čåűţB%
Backlight Control helps when shooting
ŸŅĵåƋĘĜĹčƵĜƋĘÆųĜčĘƋ±ĹÚÚ±ųĩ±ų屟ţ
FƋüĜųåŸƋĘųååÆų±ÏĩåƋåÚåƻŞŅŸƚų埱ĹÚ
ÏŅĵÆĜĹåŸƋĘåĵĜĹěϱĵåų±ƋŅƋųƼ±ĹÚ
improve shadow and highlight detail.
eĬĬĹåƵåų)k„%„XŸåĹƱÆĬåƼŅƚ
ƋŅųåÏŅųÚB%ƴĜÚåŅƚŸĜĹčaŅƴĜå
ĵŅÚåţ‰ĘĜŸĜŸüŅƚĹÚŅĹƋĘåaŅÚå
ÚĜ±ĬŅĹŸŅĵåϱĵåų±ŸØƵĘĜĬåŅĹ
other models it has its own switch;
ŅĹƋĘåƅĂLj%ƋŅíLjLj%ϱĵåų±ŸØ
aŅƴĜåĵŅÚåĜŸĜĹĜƋĜ±ƋåÚÆƼƋĘåkĹx
küüxaŅƴĜåŸƵĜƋÏĘĹåƻƋƋŅƋĘåaŅÚå
ÚĜ±ĬØƵĘĜĬåŅĹƋĘåĂ%aĩFšƋĘåųåűŸ±
XĜƴåšĜåƵxaŅƴĜåĵŅÚåŸƵĜƋÏĘÏĬŅŸå
ƋŅƋĘååƼåŞĜåÏåţ8ŅųƤ±ĬĬϱĵåų±ŸØƼŅƚ
ĹååÚƋŅŞų域ƋĘååÏŅųÚ„Ƌ±ųƋx„ƋŅŞ
ÆƚƋƋŅĹƋŅÆåčĜĹųåÏŅųÚĜĹčƴĜÚåŅţ
 F E
BASIC ZONE PART 1 CONTINUED
SPORTS
cŅƋģƚŸƋüŅųŸŞŅųƋŸØƋĘĜŸĵŅÚåĜŸŸƚĜƋåÚ
ƋŅ±ĹƼƋĘĜĹčƋʱƋĵŅƴåŸØüųŅĵƵĜĬÚĬĜüå
ƋŅÏĘĜĬÚųåĹţFƋƚŸåŸƼŅƚų%„XűŸü±ŸƋåŸƋ
ŅĹƋĜĹƚŅƚŸŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčĵŅÚåŠüŅųåƻ±ĵŞĬå
ĂüŞŸšØŸåƋŸeF„åųƴŅĵŅÚåƋŅƋų±ÏĩĵŅƴĜĹč
ŸƚÆģåÏƋŸØ±ĹÚ±ü±ŸƋŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚ
Š±ųŅƚĹÚŎxĂLjLjŸåÏšƋŅƤüųååDŽåƋĘå±ÏƋĜŅĹſƋŅ
ü±ÏĜĬĜƋ±ƋåƋĘåĬ±ƋƋåųƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ŅüƋåĹŸåƋŸ
±ĘĜčĘF„kØåŸŞåÏĜ±ĬĬƼĜĹĬŅƵĬĜčĘƋØƵĘĜÏĘ
ÏŅƚĬÚÆ屟ĘĜčʱŸF„kƅĉLjLjţ
{ŅųƋų±ĜƋĵŅÚåÆĬƚųŸ
ƱÏĩÚųŅŞŸƋŅüŅÏƚŸ±ƋƋåĹƋĜŅĹ
ŅĹƋĘåŸƚÆģåÏƋ
FĹƋĘĜŸ±ƚƋŅĵŅÚåØƼŅƚų%„XƵĜĬĬƚŸå
±ƵĜÚå±ŞåųƋƚųåüŅų±ŸĘ±ĬĬŅƵÚåŞƋĘ
ŅüüĜåĬÚƋŅÆĬƚųƋĘåƱÏĩčųŅƚĹÚ±ĹÚ
ĵ±ĩåƼŅƚųŞŅųƋų±ĜƋŸƚÆģåÏƋŸŸƋ±ĹÚ
ŅƚƋţFƋƵĜĬĬ±ĬŸŅĵ±ĩåŸĩĜĹƋŅĹ埱ĹÚ
A T U R
PORTRAIT
ʱĜųĬŅŅĩŸŅüƋåųÆƼƚŸĜĹčƋĘå{ŅųƋų±ĜƋ
ŞĜÏƋƚųåŸƋƼĬåØƵĘĜĬåƋĘåüĬ±ŸĘŞŅŞŸƚŞ
±ƚƋŅĵ±ƋĜϱĬĬƼĜüƤĬĜčĘƋĬåƴåĬŸ±ųåŞŅŅųţ
¥ŅƚűĬĬĹååÚƋŅåĹŸƚųåƋʱƋƋĘåe8ŞŅĜĹƋ
ÏŅƴåųŸƼŅƚųŸƚÆģåÏƋűŸü±ÏåŅųåƼåŸţ
E
Sports mode sets a
ü±ŸƋŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚüŅų
ü±ŸƋěĵŅƴĜĹčŸƚÆģåÏƋŸ
Close-up mode sets a wide aperture and
ų±ĵŞŸƚŞƋĘåF„k
CLOSE-UP
Use this
auto setting
ƵĘåĹƼŅƚűųå
photographing
ÏĬŅŸåěƚŞŸŅüŸĵ±ĬĬåųŸƚÆģåÏƋŸØ
ŸƚÏʱŸüĬŅƵåųŸ±ĹÚĜĹŸåÏƋŸţFƋ
sets a wide aperture and assumes
ƼŅƚűųåŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčʱĹÚĘåĬÚô±ĹÚ
±ƚƋŅĵ±ƋĜϱĬĬƼĜĹÏų屟åŸƋĘåF„k
üŅų±Ƥü±ŸƋƤŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚ±ĹÚŸĘ±ųŞ
ųåŸƚĬƋţFƋƵŅųĩŸÆåŸƋƵĘåĹƼŅƚŸĘŅŅƋ
±ŸÏĬŅŸå±ŸŞŅŸŸĜÆĬåƋŅƋĘåŸƚÆģåÏƋØ
±ĹÚƚŸå±ƋåĬåŞĘŅƋŅŅųƤĵ±ÏųŅĬåĹŸţ
 F E A T U R E

BASIC ZONE PART 2

These more advanced auto modes will help
you to take more control over your camera

ĜƋĘĜĹƋĘ屟ĜϬŅĹå±ųåüƚĬĬƼ ŽŸå8Ĭ±ŸĘkýĵŅÚå
W ±ƚƋŅĵ±ƋĜϱĹÚŸĬĜčĘƋĬƼĵŅųå
±Úƴ±ĹÏåÚ±ƚƋŅĵŅÚåŸţkĹŅĬÚåų
in low-light conditions
ƵĘåųåā±ŸĘĜŸŞųŅĘĜÆĜƋåÚ
)k„ϱĵåų±ŸØĬĜĩåƋĘåĂĂLj%±ĹÚƅLj%Ø
ƼŅƚʱƴå8ƚĬĬeƚƋŅŠčųååĹŸŧƚ±ųåšØƵĘĜĬå
ŅĹĹåƵåųϱĵåų±ŸØĬĜĩåƤƋĘåƀLjLj%±ĹÚ
íLjLj%±ĹÚĂ%aĩFšØƼŅƚčåƋƋĘåĜĵŞųŅƴåÚ
„ÏåĹåFĹƋåĬĬĜčåĹƋeƚƋŅŠeťšĵŅÚåĜĹŸƋå±Úţ
FĹÆŅƋĘ8ƚĬĬeƚƋŅxeťĵŅÚåŸØ±ĬĬƼŅƚĹååÚ
ƋŅÚŅĜŸŞŅĜĹƋ±ĹÚŸĘŅŅƋØƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ŸåƋŸ
åƴåųƼƋĘĜĹč±ƚƋŅĵ±ƋĜϱĬĬƼţ

CREATIVE AUTO ųå±ƋĜƴåeƚƋŅŅýåųŸĵŅųåÏŅĹƋųŅĬ

‰Ęåųå±ƋĜƴåeƚƋŅŠešĵŅÚåŠüŅƚĹÚ than the picture modes
ŅűĹŅĹ%„XŸĬĜĩåƋĘåƀLjLj%±ĹÚ
ƀ%aĩFFšĜŸƤŞåųüåÏƋüŅųåĹƋĘƚŸĜ±ŸƋ
ŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘåųŸĬŅŅĩĜĹčƋŅÆųå±ĩŅƚƋŅü
ƋĘå±ƚƋŅĵŅÚåŸţ‰ĘåeĵŅÚååűÆĬåŸ
ƼŅƚƋŅÏʱĹčå±üåƵĩåƼŸåƋƋĜĹčŸôĜű
ŸĜĵŞĬĜüĜåÚƵ±Ƽţ{ų域ƋĘå}ÆƚƋƋŅĹرĹÚ
ƼŅƚϱĹƋĘåĹƚŸåƋĘåÚĜ±ĬƋŅÏʱĹčåƋĘå
±ĵŅƚĹƋŅüƱÏĩčųŅƚĹÚÆĬƚųØÚĜŸŞĬ±ƼåÚ
ŅĹƋĘåųå±ųX%ØÆƼĵŅƴĜĹčƋĘåĜĹÚåƻ
ĵ±ųĩĬåüƋƋŅÆĬƚųƋĘåƱÏĩčųŅƚĹÚ
ĵŅųåرĹÚƋŅƋĘåųĜčĘƋƋŅŸĘ±ųŞåĹƋĘå
ƱÏĩčųŅƚĹÚţ‰ĘĜŸĜŸÚåŸĜčĹåÚƋŅÆå±Ĺ
屟ƼƵ±ƼŅüƤ±ÚģƚŸƋĜĹčÚåŞƋĘŅüüĜåĬÚ
ÆƼÏʱĹčĜĹčƋĘå±ŞåųƋƚųåüųŅĵƵĜÚåƋŅ
űųųŅƵţ¥ŅƚƤϱűĬŸŅ±ÚģƚŸƋ
ƋĘå%ųĜƴåĵŅÚåŠüųŅĵ
Single Shot to Continuous
ƋŅ„åĬüěƋĜĵåųš±ĹÚƋƚųĹ
ƋĘåüĬ±ŸĘüĜųĜĹčüųŅĵeƚƋŅ
ƋŅkĹŅųküüرĹÚÏʱĹčå
ƋĘåů±ĵÆĜåĹÏåűŅüƼŅƚų
ŸĘŅƋŸƵĜƋĘ„Ƌ±ĹÚ±ųÚØ
šĜƴĜÚØ„ŅüƋØœ±ųĵØFĹƋåĹŸåØ
ŅŅĬØųĜčĘƋåųØ%±ųĩåų±ĹÚ
Monochrome settings.
 F E
BASIC ZONE PART 2 CONTINUED
CREATIVE FILTERS
eŸ±ĹŅĹ)k„ϱĵåų±Ÿʱƴå
ŞųŅčų域åÚƋĘåƼűƴåŅüüåųåÚĵŅųå
±ĹÚĵŅųåÏųå±ƋĜƴåüĜĬƋåųŸØ±ĹÚŅĹƋĘå
ĹåƵåŸƋ)k„íLjLj%±ĹÚƀƀ%ĵŅÚåĬŸ
these are accessed via the Mode
ÚĜ±ĬرĹÚĜĹÏĬƚÚå:ų±ĜĹƼxœØ„ŅüƋ
A T U R
üŅÏƚŸØ8ĜŸĘěåƼååüüåÏƋØeųƋÆŅĬÚåüüåÏƋØ
œ±ƋåųޱĜĹƋĜĹčåüüåÏƋ؉ŅƼϱĵåų±
åüüåÏƋØaĜĹĜ±ƋƚųååüüåÏƋرĹÚƴ±ųĜŅƚŸ
B%åüüåÏƋŸţ‰ĘåŸåŅŞƋĜŅĹŸĵĜĵĜÏƋĘå
ŸŅųƋŸŅüüĜĬƋåųŸƼŅƚĵĜčĘƋƚŸåŅĹƼŅƚų
Ÿĵ±ųƋŞĘŅĹåŅųFĹŸƋ±čų±ĵţ
E
FULL AUTO
œĘåƋĘåųƼŅƚų)k„ϱĵåų±
ʱŸ8ƚĬĬeƚƋŅŠčųååĹŸŧƚ±ųåšŅų
„ÏåĹåFĹƋåĬĬĜčåĹƋeƚƋŅŠeťšĵŅÚåØ
ƋĘåƼÆŅƋĘƵŅųĩĜűŸĜĵĜĬ±ųƵ±Ƽ×
ƼŅƚÏŅĹÏåĹƋų±ƋåŅĹüų±ĵĜĹč
ƼŅƚųŞĜÏƋƚųåŸØƵĘĜĬåƋĘå±ƚƋŅ
ĵŅÚå±Ĺ±ĬƼŸåŸƋĘåŸÏåĹå±ĹÚ
±ƚƋŅĵ±ƋĜϱĬĬƼŞĜÏĩŸƋĘåÆåŸƋŸåƋƋĜĹčŸ
ƋŅϱŞƋƚųåĜƋţFĹeťĜƋƵĜĬĬ±ĬŸŅŸåƋ±Ĺ
ůeƚƋŅűŞĜÏƋƚųåŸƋƼĬåØƵĘĜÏĘĵ±ĩåŸüĜĹå
±ÚģƚŸƋĵåĹƋŸƋŅÏŅĬŅƚųŸţ¥Ņƚųϱĵåų±
ŸåƋŸåƴåųƼƋĘĜĹčüųŅĵåƻŞŅŸƚųå
ÆųĜčĘƋĹ域ƋŅF„kƋŅĵåƋåųĜĹčرĹÚ
ƵĜĬĬ±ĬŸŅÏʱĹčåƋĘå±ƚƋŅüŅÏƚŸ
ĵŅÚåüųŅĵkĹåě„ĘŅƋe8ƋŅeF„åųƴŅ
e8ĜüƼŅƚųŸƚÆģåÏƋĵŅƴåŸţ‰ĘåüĬ±ŸĘ
ĵ±ƼŞŅŞƚŞĜüĬĜčĘƋĜŸĬŅƵţœĘĜĬå
ƋĘĜŸĵŅÚåĜŸ±čŅŅÚ±ĬĬěųŅƚĹÚåųüŅų
ŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčůåƴåųƼƋĘĜĹčűØƼŅƚʱƴåĹŅ
±ÆĜĬĜƋƼƋŅƋƵå±ĩŸåƋƋĜĹčŸţ
 F E A T U R E

CREATIVE ZONE PART 1

‰Ęåųå±ƋĜƴå¬ŅĹåĜŸƤƵĘåųåƼŅƚųģŅƚųĹåƼ
ƋŅƵ±ųÚŸƤčųå±ƋåųƤÏŅĹƋųŅĬųå±ĬĬƼÆåčĜĹŸ

ĘåŸåĵŅÚ埱ųåƵĘåųåƼŅƚ AV/APERTURE PRIORITY üųŅĵƋĘåĜųŸƚųųŅƚĹÚĜĹčŸţ„åƋƤ±ƤűųųŅƵ

T ÆåčĜĹƤƋŅƋ±ĩåĵŅųåÏŅĹƋųŅĬŅü
ƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ţ‰ĘåŸåĵĜě±ƚƋŅ{Øeƴ
±ĹÚ‰ƴĵŅÚ埱ųåčųå±ƋĜüƼŅƚűųåĬŅŅĩĜĹč
ƋŅ±Úƴ±ĹÏåƼŅƚųŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘƼŸĩĜĬĬŸØ±ĹÚ
Ƶ±ĹƋƋŅŸƋ±ųƋƋŅƤƚĹÚåųŸƋ±ĹÚĘŅƵƼŅƚų
ϱĵåų±ϱŞƋƚųåŸŞĘŅƋŅŸØ±ŸƼŅƚűĬĬʱƴå
±ÏÏ域ƋŅ±ƴ±ųĜåƋƼŅüŸåƋƋĜĹčŸØŸƚÏʱŸ
±ŞåųƋƚųåŅųŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚƋŅ±ÚģƚŸƋƋĘå
åƻŞŅŸƚųåØƵĘĜĬåƋĘåϱĵåų±ƱĬ±ĹÏåŸ
ƋĘåƤŅƋĘåųŸåƋƋĜĹčŸƋŅϱŞƋƚųåƵʱƋĜƋ
ÏŅĹŸĜÚåųŸƋŅÆå±čŅŅÚåƻŞŅŸƚųåţ
FĹƋĘĜŸŸåĵĜě±ƚƋŅĵŅÚåØƼŅƚƤŸåƋƋĘå
±ŞåųƋƚųå±ĹÚƼŅƚųϱĵåų±±ƚƋŅĵ±ƋĜϱĬĬƼ
±ŞåųƋƚų功ƚÏʱŸüxŎƅšüŅų±Ĭ±ųčåų
ÚåŞƋĘŅüƤüĜåĬÚƵĘåĹƼŅƚƵ±ĹƋƋŅĩååŞ
ŸåƋŸƋĘåŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚüŅų±ŸƋ±ĹÚ±ųÚ åƴåųƼƋĘĜĹčŸĘ±ųŞţ
åƻŞŅŸƚųåţFƋűŸ±čųå±ƋŸƋ±ųƋĜĹčŞŅĜĹƋüŅų
learning to control aperture and depth
ŅüƤüĜåĬÚţ¥ŅƚƤĵ±ƼĹååÚƋŅ±ÚģƚŸƋƼŅƚų
F„kØÚåŞåĹÚĜĹčŅĹƤĬĜčĘƋĬåƴåĬŸ±ĹÚƋĘå
ŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ŸåƋŸţ„åƋ±
ƵĜÚå±ŞåųƋƚų功ƚÏʱŸüxƖţíšüŅų±ŸĘ±ĬĬŅƵ
ÚåŞƋĘƤŅüüĜåĬÚƵĘåĹƼŅƚƵ±ĹƋƋŅÆĬƚųƋĘå
ƱÏĩčųŅƚĹÚƋŅƤĘåĬŞŸƚÆģåÏƋŸŸƋ±ĹÚŅƚƋ

Use a narrow aperture

ŠåţčţüxŎƅšüŅų±čųå±Ƌåų
ÚåŞƋĘŅüĀåĬÚ

CREATIVE ZONE BENEFITS

œĘåĹƼŅƚƚŸå{Øeƴ؉ƴ±ĹÚaƼŅƚűųå
±ĬŸŅ±ÆĬåƋŅ±ÚģƚŸƋF„kŸŞååÚØĘåĬŞüƚĬĜü
ƼŅƚűųåŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčʱĹÚĘåĬÚŠĘĜčĘF„kšŅų
ƚŸĜĹč±ƋųĜŞŅÚŠĬŅƵF„kšţ¥ŅƚϱĹƋƵå±ĩ
ƋĘåŞĜÏƋƚųåŸƋƼĬ埱ÏÏŅųÚĜĹčƋŅƼŅƚų
ŸƚÆģåÏƋĵ±ƋƋåųرĹÚ±ÚģƚŸƋƋĘåƵĘĜƋå
ƱĬ±ĹÏåƋŅƵ±ųĵƚŞŅųÏŅŅĬÚŅƵĹ
ÏŅĬŅƚųŸüŅų±ĵŅųåÏųå±ƋĜƴåųåŸƚĬƋţ¥Ņƚ
ϱűĬŸŅ±ÚģƚŸƋƋĘåe8Š±ƚƋŅüŅÏƚŸšĵŅÚå
üųŅĵkĹåě„ĘŅƋŠŸƋ±ƋĜÏŸƚÆģåÏƋŸšƋŅeF
8ŅÏƚŸŠŸƋ±ƋĜÏxĵŅƴĜĹčŸƚÆģåÏƋŸš±ĹÚeF
„åųƴŅŠĵŅƴĜĹčŸƚÆģåÏƋŸšſĵ±Ĺƚ±ĬĬƼ
ŸåĬåÏƋŸĜĹčĬåe8ŞŅĜĹƋŸüŅųĵŅųå
±ÏÏƚų±ƋåüŅÏƚŸĜĹčſ±ĹÚ±ÚģƚŸƋƋĘå
ĵåƋåųĜĹčĵŅÚåüųŅĵ)ƴ±Ĭƚ±ƋĜƴåƋŅ
{±ųƋĜ±ĬƋŅ„ŞŅƋ±ĹÚåĹƋųåěƵåĜčĘƋåÚØ
ÚåŞåĹÚĜĹčŅĹƵĘĜÏĘޱųƋŅü±ŸÏåĹåŅų
ŸƚÆģåÏƋƼŅƚĹååÚƋŅåƻŞŅŸåüŅųţ¥ŅƚϱĹ
±ĬŸŅŸåƋƋĘå%ųĜƴåĵŅÚåô„ĜĹčĬåěŸĘŅƋØ
XŅƵŅųBĜčĘěŸŞååÚŅĹƋĜĹƚŅƚŸôŅųƤƋĘå
ŎLjěŅųƖěŸåÏŅĹÚ„åĬüěƋĜĵåųĵŅÚåţ
 F E
CREATIVE ZONE PART 1 CONTINUED
Use a wide aperture
ŠåţčţüxƖţíšüŅų±ŸĘ±ĬĬŅƵ
ÚåŞƋĘŅüĀåĬÚ
STANDARD EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
åč±ųÚĬ域ŅüƵĘĜÏĘŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčĵŅÚå
ƼŅƚƚŸåØƼŅƚųƤϱĵåų±ϱĹŸŅĵåƋĜĵåŸ
ŸåƋ±ĹĜűÏÏƚų±ƋååƻŞŅŸƚųåÏŅĵޱųåÚ
ƋŅƋĘåŸĘŅƋƼŅƚűųååĹƴĜŸ±čĜĹčţ‰ŅčåƋ
±ųŅƚĹÚƋĘĜŸĜĹ{Øeƴ±ĹÚ‰ƴĵŅÚåŸØƼŅƚ
ϱűÚģƚŸƋåƻŞŅŸƚųåÏŅĵŞåĹŸ±ƋĜŅĹƚŞ
ƋŅťxěƐŅųĂŸƋŅŞŸŠÚåŞåĹÚĜĹčŅĹƼŅƚų
ϱĵåų±šØĜĹƋĘĜųÚěŅüě±ěŸƋŅŞĜĹÏųåĵåĹƋŸţ
A T U R E
PROGRAM AE
‰Ęå{Š{ųŅčų±ĵeƚƋŅ)ƻŞŅŸƚųåšĵŅÚåĜŸ
±čŅŅÚÏĘŅĜÏåüŅųƵĘåĹƼŅƚűųåĬŅŅĩĜĹčƋŅ
ĵŅƴåƚŞüųŅĵƋĘå8ƚĬĬeƚƋŅxeťĵŅÚåŸØ
ÆƚƋĹŅƋÏŅĹüĜÚåĹƋåĹŅƚčĘƋŅĩĹŅƵƵĘĜÏĘ
±ŞåųƋƚųåŅųŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚƋŅŸåƋţFĹ{
ĵŅÚåƼŅƚų%„XŸåĬåÏƋŸƋĘå±ŞåųƋƚųå
±ĹÚŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚØÆƚƋƼŅƚϱűÚģƚŸƋ
ƋĘåĵÆƼƚŸĜĹč{ųŅčų±ĵ„ĘĜüƋţFüƼŅƚ
Ƶ±ĹƋ±ƵĜÚåų±ŞåųƋƚųåŅųü±ŸƋåųŸĘƚƋƋåų
ŸŞååÚØƋƚųĹƋĘåa±ĜĹÚĜ±ĬƋŅƋĘåųĜčĘƋØ
±ĹÚĜüƼŅƚƵ±ĹƋ±űųųŅƵåų±ŞåųƋƚųåŅų
ŸĬŅƵåųŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚØƋƚųĹƋĘåa±ĜĹÚĜ±Ĭ
ƋŅƋĘåĬåüƋţ¥ŅƚϱűĬŸŅÏŅĹƋųŅĬŅƋĘåų
ŸåƋƋĜĹčŸſŸŅĵåŞųŅŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘåųŸŸ±Ƽ
ů{ĜŸüŅų{ųŅü域ĜŅűĬű±ĹÚųåĬƼŅĹĜƋƵĘåĹ
ƋĘåƼÚŅĹűƋʱƴåƋĜĵåƋŅŸåƋ±ĹåƻŞŅŸƚųå
ŞųŅŞåųĬƼƋŅåĹŸƚųåƋĘåƼÚŅĹűƋĵĜŸŸ±ŸĘŅƋţ
¥ŅƚϱĹŅƴåųųĜÚåƋĘå±ŞåųƋƚųå±ĹÚ
shutter speed in Program AE
-1 STOP EXP COMP +1 STOP EXP COMP
kĹÆåčĜĹĹåų%„XŸĘŅĬÚÚŅƵĹƋĘå
eƴťxěÆƚƋƋŅűĹÚƋƚųĹƋĘåĵ±ĜĹÚĜ±Ĭſ
ŅĹåĹƋĘƚŸĜ±ŸƋ%„XŸƚŸåƋĘå}ƚĜÏĩ
ŅĹƋųŅĬÚĜ±Ĭţ‰ŅÆųĜčĘƋåĹåƻŞŅŸƚųåŸØ
ƋƚųĹƋĘåÚĜ±ĬųĜčĘƋØƋŅÚ±ųĩåĹƋĘåĵØƋƚųĹ
ƋĘåÚĜ±ĬĬåüƋرĹÚÏĘåÏĩƋĘååƻŞŅŸƚųå
ĬåƴåĬĜĹÚĜϱƋŅų±ĹÚĜĹÚåƻĵ±ųĩŅĹƋĘå
ƋŅŞŅųųå±ųX%ØŅųĜĹƋĘåƴĜåƵüĜĹÚåųţ
 F E A T U R E

CREATIVE ZONE PART 2

Take your photography to the next level by
Ƌ±ĩĜĹčƤĜĹÏų屟ĜĹčÏŅĹƋųŅĬŅƴåųƼŅƚųŸåƋƋĜĹčŸ

åűƴåÚĜŸÏƚŸŸåÚƋĘåÆåĹåüĜƋŸ
W ŅüƚŸĜĹčƋĘå{±ĹÚeƴĵŅÚåŸØ
±ĹÚĹŅƵƵåűĬĬŸĘŅƵƼŅƚƵĘåĹ
1/5000 SEC

ƋŅƚŸåƋĘå‰ƴ±ĹÚaĵŅÚåŸØƵĘƼƼŅƚűĬĬ
need to understand the relationship
ÆåƋƵååĹF„k±ĹÚŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚرĹÚĘŅƵ
ƋŅϱŞƋƚųå±ĹƼƋĘĜĹčƋʱƋĵŅƴåŸţeƋƋĘå
ƋŅŞŅüƋĘåaŅÚåÚĜ±ĬĬĜåŸƋĘåĘŅĬƼčų±ĜĬ
ŅüŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘƼôaüŅųa±Ĺƚ±ĬĵŅÚåô
±ĹÚĘåųåƵåűĬĬ±ĬŸŅĘåĬŞƼŅƚƋŅč±ĜĹƋĘå 1/640 SEC
ÏŅĹüĜÚåĹÏåƋŅčĜƴåĜƋ±ƋųƼôĹŅƋüŅųåƴåųƼ
ŸĘŅƋƼŅƚƋ±ĩåØÆƚƋüŅųŸŞåÏĜüĜÏĜĹŸƋ±ĹÏåŸ
ƵĘåųåƼŅƚűĬĬŸååÏĬå±ųÆåĹåüĜƋŸñ

1/160 SEC

ŽŸå±ƋųĜŞŅÚ±ĹÚ‰ƴĵŅÚåüŅųåƻŞŅŸƚųåŸ
Ÿåƴåų±ĬƤŸåÏŅĹÚŸĬŅĹč
1/80 SEC
TV/SHUTTER PRIORITY MODE
‰ĘĜŸŸåĵĜě±ƚƋŅĵŅÚååűÆĬåŸƼŅƚƋŅ
Ƌ±ĩåÏŅĹƋųŅĬŅüƋĘåŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚØƵĘĜĬå
ƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ŸåƋŸ±ŸƚĜƋ±ÆĬå±ŞåųƋƚųåüŅų
±ƤŸƋ±ĹÚ±ųÚåƻŞŅŸƚųåţåĜĹčĜĹÏŅĹƋųŅĬŅü
ƼŅƚųŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚĜŸÏųƚÏĜ±ĬƵĘåĹƼŅƚűųå
ŸĘŅŅƋĜĹč±ĹƼƋĘĜĹčƋʱƋĵŅƴåŸôƵĘåƋĘåų
ƋʱƋűŸƴåĘĜÏĬåŸØƵĜĬÚĬĜüåØÏĘĜĬÚųåĹŅųƵ±Ƌåų 1/20 SEC
ĜűŸÏåĹĜÏŸĘŅƋţFʼnƴĵŅÚåØƼŅƚϱĹ
ÚåÏĜÚåƵĘåƋĘåųƋŅüųååDŽå±ĹƼ±ÏƋĜŅĹŠƵĜƋĘ
±ü±ŸƋŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚôåţčţŎxĂLjLjŸåÏšŅų
ƚŸåĵŅƋĜŅĹÆĬƚųÏųå±ƋĜƴåĬƼŠƵĜƋʱŸĬŅƵ
ŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚôåţčţŎxĂŸåÏšţ

ISO SENSITIVITY 1/10 SEC

FĹƋĘåųå±ƋĜƴå¬ŅĹåƼŅƚϱĹŸåƋƋĘå
F„kĵ±Ĺƚ±ĬĬƼţFüƼŅƚĹååÚƋŅŅÆƋ±Ĝű
ü±ŸƋŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚŠåţčţŎxŎLjLjLjŸåÏšØ
±ĹÚƼŅƚűųå±Ĭųå±ÚƼ±ƋƼŅƚųƵĜÚåŸƋ
±ŞåųƋƚųåŠåţčţüxƖţíšØƋĘåĹĜĹÏų屟åƋĘå
F„kƚĹƋĜĬƼŅƚčåƋƋĘåÚåŸĜųåÚŸĘƚƋƋåų
ŸŞååÚţå±ųĜĹĵĜĹÚƋʱƋĘĜčĘF„kŸϱĹ
Ïųå±ƋåƚĹƵ±ĹƋåÚĹŅĜŸåô±ĬƋĘŅƚčĘĜƋűŸ ŽŸĜĹ豪ųŅčų域ĜƴåĬƼŸĬŅƵåųŸĘƚƋƋåų
ÆåƋƋåųƋŅʱƴå±ĹŅĜŸƼŸĘ±ųŞŸĘŅƋƋĘåĹ ŸŞååÚƋƚųĹŸƋĘåƵ±Ƌåųü±ĬĬüųŅĵ±ŸƋ±ƋĜÏ
±ƤÏĬå±ĹÆƚƋÆĬƚųųåÚŅĹåţ ŸĘŅƋƋŅ±ĵŅųåŞĬ屟ĜĹčĵĜĬĩƼÆĬƚų
 F E A T U R E

CREATIVE ZONE PART 2 CONTINUED

MANUAL MODE
FĹa±Ĺƚ±ĬĵŅÚåØƼŅƚŸåƋÆŅƋĘƋĘå
±ŞåųƋƚųå±ĹÚŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚţ¥ŅƚűĬĬĹååÚ
to decide whether the most important
ü±ÏƋŅųĜŸƤÚåŞƋĘŅüüĜåĬÚŅųŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚ×
ĜüƼŅƚƵ±ĹƋƋŅÏŅĹƋųŅĬÚåŞƋĘŅüüĜåĬÚØŸåƋ
ƋĘå±ŞåųƋƚųåüĜųŸƋſĜüƼŅƚƵ±ĹƋƋŅÏŅĹƋųŅĬ
ĵŅƴåĵåĹƋĜűŸĘŅƋØŸåƋƋĘåŸĘƚƋƋåų
ŸŞååÚüĜųŸƋţ¥ŅƚϱĹƋĘåűÚģƚŸƋƋĘå
ŅƋĘåųŸåƋƋĜĹčƚĹƋĜĬƋĘåĜĹÚåƻĵ±ųĩĜŸĜĹƋĘå
ĵĜÚÚĬåŅüƋĘååƻŞŅŸƚųåĬåƴåĬĜĹÚĜϱƋŅų
üŅų±ŸƋ±ĹÚ±ųÚåƻŞŅŸƚųåţ¥Ņƚĵ±Ƽ±ĬŸŅ
ĹååÚƋŅĜĹÏų屟åŅųÚåÏų屟åƋĘåF„kƋŅ
±ÏĘĜåƴåƼŅƚųÚåŸĜųåÚ±ŞåųƋƚųåxŸĘƚƋƋåų
ŸŞååÚÏŅĵÆĜűƋĜŅĹţœĘåĹƼŅƚűųåƚŸĜĹč
±üĬ±ŸĘčƚĹŅųŸƋƚÚĜŅĬĜčĘƋŸØa±Ĺƚ±ĬĵŅÚå
čĜƴåŸƼŅƚüųååųåĜčĹƋŅŸåƋƋĘåŅŞƋĜĵƚĵ
ŸĘƚƋƋåųŸŞååÚرŞåųƋƚųå±ĹÚF„küŅųƋĘå
ŸĘŅƋſƼŅƚƤϱĹƋĘåűÚģƚŸƋƋĘåŅƚƋŞƚƋ
ŅüƤƋĘåƤüĬ±ŸĘüŅųƤƼŅƚųÚåŸĜųåÚåƻŞŅŸƚųåţ