Gateway DC-T60 - Manual (Page 38)

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Taking pictures in the Auto mode
The Auto mode lets your camera make all the correct settings
for your pictures. In Auto mode the shutter speed, aperture
setting, focus, flash (if required), white balance, and system metering
method are fully controlled by your camera. You compose the
pictures and let your camera take care of the rest.
To take pictures in the Auto mode :
1 Turn the camera on. See “Turning on your camera” on page 13.
2 Turn the mode dial to the Auto mode
photography mode.
3 Compose the picture.
4 Focus the camera and take the picture.
See “Setting the focus” on page 26.
Taking pictures in the Program mode
When you take pictures in the Program mode ( P ), the camera
automatically adjusts the shutter speed and the aperture setting
according to the brightness of the subject. Unlike the Auto mode
, you can manually change the white balance settings, the system
metering method, and exposure compensation.
To take pictures in the Program mode (P):
1 Turn the camera on. See “Turning on your camera” on page 13.
2 Turn the mode dial to the Program
mode (
P ).
3 If required, set the white balance
settings. For more information, see
“White Balance” on page 56.
4 If required, set the system metering
method. For more information, see
“Metering” on page 57.
5 If required, set the system exposure compensation. For more
information, see “Lightening or darkening the overall picture
brightness” on page 46.
6 Compose the picture.
7 Focus the camera and take the picture. See “Setting the focus”
on page 26.