Do You Know Your Camera Modes?

Do know you camera modes ? noh > Playback I Video ! Flash Modes S Timer Delete (O) wide Angle Monitor Battery Life Macro / Image Stabilisation Close Up Basics Symbol What do they mean When to use it Allows you to look back through the photos you've taken. When you want to check that you have just the right shot! Playback Shows you when you've got low battery. When it's time to charge up or risk letting your camera lose power! Battery Deletes unwanted images. Create camera memory by deleting any unwanted images as you go. Delete Sets a countdown to taking the shot. When you want to get in on the photo too! Timer Basic modes Symbol What do they mean When to use it Sets all camera settings, including exposure, automatically. When you want to point and shoot to capture those blink and you'll miss them shots. Automatic Really narrows in on a close subject. Use when you want to focus on something less than 2 feet away. Macro / Close Up Sets the camera to focus on Use when you're more interested in the background landscape than subjects in the foreground. Landscape distant subjects. Sets the shutter speed to its fastest to capture motion shots. When you want a great shot of something in motion without any blur. Sports Adjusts the settings for best results in low light - usually using a long shutter speed and flash. For great after dark or low light shots. Night Mode Blurs backgrounds to focus in on a subject's face. When you really want to focus on a face, or subject, in the foreground. Portrait Record short videos to capture the Switches the camera from photo mode to video mode. Video action forever. Manual modes Symbol What do they mean When to use it Gives you complete control over the settings, including shutter speed. Use when you want to adjust the settings to get the shot you want. M Manual The camera selects the right Aperture Priority When you want the depth of field to be just right. A shutter speed for the desired exposure. You set the shutter speed and the camera attempts to deliver the best exposure. When shutter speed is the priority to achieve a specific effect. Shutter S Priority Similar to Auto mode but allows you to control some camera settings. When you want to take quick, easy shots with an element of control. Program Exposure Adjustment Lets you adjust the exposure of an image manually. Use when auto-exposure settings aren't giving the result that you want. Flash modes Symbol What do they mean When to use it FA The camera selects the right flash setting for the light it detects. When you're unsure whether to use flash or not. Great for varying light Auto Flash conditions. Forces the flash to pop even when the camera detects sufficient When you're not getting the right result without a flash, during uneven light or to get a specific Force Flash light. result. Forces the flash to turn off in any When you feel you have enough light or want to create a particular dark effect. No Flash situation. Use when taking a flash to avoid red eyes. Sets off a series of small flashes shots with Red Eye Reduction before the main flash to reduce red eye in subjects. Optional modes Symbol What do they mean When to use it Image Stabilisation Minimises blur that comes from holding instead of on a tripod. For handheld shots resulting in a clear image. (O) camera manually Turns the monitor function Turn on to see you camera settings Monitor (which conveys details of the shot) and photographs, then off again to on and off. conserve power. Changes the lens to give a wider shot. Perfect for scenic images including seascapes or landscapes, or group shots. !! Wide Angle teletext holidays SOURCES http://www.techhive.com/article/118231/article.html http://photonotes.org/cgi-bin/view.pl?letter=! http://www.worldstart.com/digital-camera-icons-explained/ http://www.photonhead.com/beginners/cameramodes.php http://ny125.com/jimdobbsorg/handouts/photography/common-camera-symbols.pdf http://resources. photomart.co.uk/common-camera-symbols/ http://www.flaticon.com/authors/elegant-themes http://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik