Canon EOS 70D For Dummies

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Taking Great Pictures, Automatically

In This Chapter

Shooting your first pictures

Setting focus and exposure automatically

Getting better results by using the automatic scene modes

Understanding the Ambience and Lighting/Scene Type features

Gaining more control with Creative Auto mode

Are you old enough to remember the Certs television commercials from the 1960s and 1970s? “It’s a candy mint!” declared one actor. “It’s a breath mint!” argued another. Then a narrator declared the debate a tie and spoke the famous catchphrase: “It’s two, two, two mints in one!”

Well, that pretty much describes the 70D. On one hand, it provides a range of powerful controls, offering just about every feature a serious photographer could want. On the other, it also offers fully automated exposure modes that enable people with no experience to capture beautiful images. “It’s a sophisticated photographic ...