A guided tour: Buttons and controls

- Let's start by taking a quick look…at some of the essential buttons and controls…on your camera.…Don't worry if you hear me use a term…that you're not familiar with.…We'll explore most of these controls in more detail…later on in the course.…Let's start with the front of the camera.…The power switch is used every time…you want to turn the camera on or off.…The power switch is right here,…and it's typically going to be a switch…that you rotate from off to on.…Now, it surrounds the shutter button,…so as you'd probably guess, this is what you press…in order to actually take a photo.…

On the front of the camera here…is the front dial.…This is used with several features…to control important options.…We turn this to adjust some of the many settings…that the camera offers.…And there's also a small light here…that's used for auto-focus.…It just provides additional illumination…or it will blink if needed…to indicate when you're using the self-timer.…Since we're under a lot of light here,…it doesn't need it, but it really is going to kick in…