Gateway DC-T60 - Manual (Page 37)

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5 Use the buttons to compose
the picture:
■ Press the button to enlarge
the subject on the LCD for a
more close-up picture. The
zoom status meter indicates the
settings for the digital and
optical zoom.
■ Press the button to reduce the subject on the LCD for a
wider angle picture.
6 Focus the camera and take the picture. See “Setting the focus”
on page 26.
Using picture modes
Your camera includes a number of photography modes that let you
set preferences for taking pictures:
■ Auto mode lets your camera make all the correct settings for
your pictures. For more information, see “Taking pictures in the
Auto mode” on page 34.
■ Program mode ( P ) lets your camera automatically adjusts the
shutter speed and the aperture setting, then you can adjust other
camera settings. For more information, see “Taking pictures in the
Program mode” on page 34.
■ Shutter speed priority mode ( Tv ) lets you set the shutter speed
and the camera automatically sets the aperture value. For more
information, see “Taking pictures in the Shutter speed priority
mode” on page 35.
■ Aperture priority mode ( Av ), lets you set the aperture setting and
the camera automatically sets the shutter speed based. For more
information, see “Taking pictures in the Aperture priority mode”
on page 36.
■ Manual mode ( M ) lets you take full control of your camera to
customize your photography settings. For more information, see
“Taking pictures in the Manual mode” on page 37.
■ Scene mode automatically adjusts the camera settings for specific
types of photography scenes: Portrait mode
, Sports mode ,
Night scene mode . For more information, see “Taking pictures
in a Scene mode” on page 38.
Wide
zoom Telephoto
zoom
Optical zoom:1x to 3x Digital zoom:1x to 4.4x