What Do All These Camera Buttons Do?

What Do All These Camera Buttons Do?

Today’s point-and-shoot digital cameras include a wide range of features and settings. This article identifies and helps you learn how to use many of the commonly used camera settings you need for day-to-day picture taking.

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Learn the basics of how to operate many of the commonly-used features of your point-and-shoot digital camera.

What Do All These Camera Buttons Do?

You've just bought a digital camera and turned it on, excited about all the fantastic photos you're going to take. And then you see them: a collection of buttons and corresponding menus that control different camera modes, focus, flash, and a whole host of other options. Even if you're a photography novice, don't be overwhelmed. Let's start with the basics.

Before we begin, it's a good idea to have your camera's manual available for additional reference. Different cameras vary in the way that controls are accessed, and the manual will give you specific directions on how to use the various settings we're about to cover.

Many of the sequences covered in this article ask you to use your camera's Menu and Control Buttons. The image above depicts these buttons as they're found on most Sony® Cyber-shot® cameras, with color added for emphasis.
Cyber-shot® Compact Line

Cyber-shot® Compact Line

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Digital Camera Flashes

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Makes sense. I think, the best way to be familiarized with the features of your camera is to read the manual. People sometimes get lazy and always rely to customer or technical service to operate their stuff.

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