The Shot Doctor: The Amateur’s Guide to Taking Great Digital Photos

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:

1. Turn on the camera.

2. 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.

3. Point and shoot.

What Auto Mode Does

Here’s what you can control in Auto mode:

• Where you ...