A U T O M A T I C M O D E S
Automatic modes on a camera are the modes that set all the settings automatically, where priorities are given to different things so that the photographer can get the best settings for the location and lighting they are shooting easily and in the shortest amount of time.
In Scene Intelligent Auto, the user sets no settings, and the slowest shutter speed available is 1/60.
Portrait Mode gives priority to the largest aperture, and the other settings adjust accordingly.
Landscape Mode has no flash, and priority is given to the smallest aperture.
Macro Mode (or Close-up,) is similar to portrait mode in that it wants a high aperture, but priority is given to the fastest shutter speed to avoid camera shake.
Sports Mode has no auto flash, and priority is given to fast shutter speed.
Night Portrait is similar to auto, but allows for a slower shutter speed than 1/60, so that more light can be allowed in darker environments.
Flash Off is the same as auto, but does not allow the flash to come on.
[I did not use bracketing for this assignment soley because it didn’t occur to me that it would be helpful.]
M A C R O (C L O S E – U P)
I chose the featured picture that I did because I liked the detail that it showed. It was taken in macro mode.
In this assignment, I learned how to effectively choose and use the automatic settings on my camera to take quality pictures in varied settings. I also learned what each mode actually does, and which one to choose when.
