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Chapter 2: Preparing to Take Pictures 10 Setting the Exposure Mode
Portrait
In this exposure mode, the camera automatically optimizes settings for portrait photography. In
addition to biasing toward larger aperture openings, the following are forced to specific settings and
are grayed-out in the Photo Assist menu:
Auto Focus Range
−
Normal
White Balance
−
Auto
AE (Auto Exposure) Metering
−
Average
Focus Lock
−
Lock
ISO Speed
−
Auto
EV Bracket
−
Off
Exposure compensation
−
Off
Landscape
In this exposure mode, the camera automatically optimizes settings for taking pictures of distant
subjects, such as landscape scenes. In addition to biasing toward smaller aperture sizes, the
following are forced to specific settings and are grayed-out in the Photo Assist menu:
Auto Focus Range
−
Normal
White Balance
−
Auto
AE (Auto Exposure) Metering
−
Average
Focus Lock
−
Lock
ISO Speed
−
Auto, with bias toward slower ISO speeds
EV Bracket
−
Off
Exposure compensation
−
Off
Close-up
In this exposure mode, the camera automatically optimizes settings for taking pictures of subjects
close up. In addition to biasing toward smaller aperture sizes, the following are forced to specific
settings and are grayed-out in the Photo Assist menu:
Auto Focus Range
−
Macro
White Balance
−
Auto
AE (Auto Exposure) Metering
−
Average
Focus Lock
−
Lock
ISO Speed
−
Auto
EV Bracket
−
Off
Exposure compensation
−
Off