Canon EOS REBEL XS Instruction Manual page 20

Nomenclature
Mode Dial
The Mode Dial has the Basic Zone modes and Creative Zone modes.
Creative Zone
These modes give you more control
over the result.
P : Program AE (p.56)
Tv : Shutter-priority AE (p.70)
Av
: Aperture-priorityAE (p.72)
M : Manual exposure (p.75)
A°DEP : Automatic depth-of4ield
RE (p.76)
Basic Zone
All you do is press the shutter button. Fully
automatic shooting for specific kinds of
subjects.
[:3: Full Auto (p.44)
_'_ : Portrait (p.47)
_&: Landscape (pA8)
: Close-up (p.49)
¢&: Sports (p.5O)
: Night Portrait (p.51)
_: Flash Off (p.52)
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