Settings

• Mode Dial

• Menus

• Quick Buttons Digital Camera Settings

1. Mode Dial

• Auto – fully automatic, the camera sets most of the functions and offers little control to the user. • P – Program mode, camera controls ISO, and but does offer some control of other functions to the user. • S – User controls the shutter speed, i.e. fast shutter speed for action shots or slow shutter speed for motion blur • A – User controls lens aperture, i.e. wide open for blurred backgrounds or shut down for • M- User controls both shutter speed and aperture • Various scene modes and even video setting Digital Camera Settings

1. Mode Dial – Scene Mode Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings – Aspect Ratio

The aspect ratio of a camera is the ratio of the length of the sides of the images.

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2. Menu Settings – Picture Size

• For best quality leave on maximum setting

• If your computer is particularly slow with the maximum size set it down

• If you are running out of space on your memory card, set it down Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings – Quality

• For best quality leave on maximum setting (RAW if available)

• If your computer is particularly slow with the maximum size set it down

• If you are running out of space on your memory card, set it down Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings – Sensitivity (ISO)

In the days of film In a digital camera you Select AUTO as the cameras you could buy cannot change the chip default and let the faster film to use in low for a faster more light camera decide the light situations. The sensitive one. correct ISO setting for higher the ISO (ASA) To overcome this the most of your images. the more sensitive the output from the chip is If the light conditions film to light. This was increased. This results are low set the ISO achieved with larger in more noise in the value higher, be grains of the sensitive image and hence more prepared for grainier silver hence the images grain. images though. were more grainy

ASA – American Standards Association (now ANSI) ISO – International Organisation for Standardisation Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings – White Balance

• Leave the default as Auto White Balance (AWB)

• You can always adjust the White Balance in Camera RAW in Photoshop Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings – Metering Mode

Usually 3 choices:- 1. Multi – usually the default mode 2. Centre Weighted 3. Spot – on some cameras you can choose the metering spot Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings – Colour Mode

• Leave the default as Standard

• Black and White and Sepia (or Toned) are available but these effects can be created in Photoshop Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings – Display Guides

Display grid of thirds to help with image composition

• Thirds • Centre • Off Digital Camera Settings

2. Menu Settings – Others

• Various Auto Focus Modes

• Auto Focus Assist Light

• Time and Date set Digital Camera Settings

3. Quick Buttons

Various buttons on top and on rear of camera to give quick access to important settings:-

• ISO • White Balance • Value • Burst Mode • Self Timer • Macro • Video Digital Camera Settings

Focusing

Several choices available for focus mode:-

• Multi zone • Single zone • Continuous focusing