While this is pretty basic information for many readers I hope it will be helpful for those right at the beginning of their digital photography
Mode
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Shutter Speed
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Aperture
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P (programmed
auto)
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Selected
by camera
|
Selected
by camera
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S/TV (shutter-priority auto)
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Selected
by photographer
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Selected
by camera
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A/AV
(aperture-priority auto)
|
Selected
by camera
|
Selected
by photographer
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M (manual)
|
Selected
by photographer
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Selected
by photographer
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Night
Portrait
|
Combines
flash with a slow shutter speeds, but fixes other settings
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Macro
|
Sets a wide
aperture to blur backgrounds
|
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Sport
|
Sets a fast
shutter speed to freeze action
|
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Flash Off /
Auto Flash Off
|
Fully
automatic mode that ensures flash does not fire
|
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Portrait
|
Sets a fast
shutter speed but overrides other settings
|
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Landscape
|
Set aperture
to maximize depth of field and the built in flash is switched off
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Full
Automatic /Auto
|
Sets all
camera settings automatically
|
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CA/Creative
Auto
|
Same as full
auto, with a little more control over focus, exposure and color.
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A-DEP/Automatic
Depth of Field
|
Camera
selects the f-stop needed to keep all objects in the frame in the zone of
sharp focus and then selects the shutter speed that will produce a good
exposure. Full control over most (but not all) color, flash and other
advanced settings
|
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Movie
|
Enables
recording of digital movies
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