Thursday, August 18, 2011

Digital Camera Symbols 2.

What are those symbols on  your camera?  What do they mean?  Let's look at a couple more.  Let's begin with the Illustration by Diego Aguirre.  the Auto mode Symbol.  Basically on this setting the camera will do the thinking for you.  You simply point and shoot.  Perhaps the easiest way to use your camera.  Using this usually stops you from making minor adjustments with your camera, and certainly can lead to out of focus shots if your focus sensor doesn't hit the right part of your subject.  Certainly this setting makes your camera easy to  use.  Yet has it limits.

the "S" mode  that stands for shutter priority.   This is the best mode for shooting action, or where you wan to control the shutter speed for effect.  The shutter speed is chosen on the menu and the other functions automatically adjust to compensate various light by automatically changing the aperture.  You can use this to intentionally blur a picture or freeze a scene with action.  All by controlling the shutter speed in the "S" mode.  

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