David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D55008
The camera focuses on the closest main subject. Be prepared to use a tri-
pod or a vibration-resistant lens like the 18-55 VR kit lens to reduce the
effects of camera shake.
n Night Landscape. Mount your camera on a tripod and use this mode for
longer exposure times to produce images with more natural colors and
reduced visual noise in scenes with street lights or neon signs.
n Party/Indoor. For indoor scenes with typical background lighting.
n Beach/Snow. Useful for bright high-contrast scenes with sand or snow.
The built-in flash and AF-assist lamp are disabled.
n Sunset. Emphasizes the rich colors at sunset or sunrise, disables the flash,
and may use a slow shutter speed, so consider working with a tripod.
n Dusk/Dawn. Similar to Sunset mode, but preserves the subtle colors in
the sky just after sunset, or just prior to dawn.
n Pet Portrait. An “action” mode specifically for fast-moving, erratic sub-
jects, such as pets.
n Candlelight. Disables your flash to allow photographs by candle; a tripod
is recommended.
n Blossom. Uses a small f/stop to expand depth-of-field when shooting
landscapes with broad expanses of blossoms. This Scene mode may result
in longer shutter speeds, so consider using a tripod.
n Autumn Colors. Makes reds and yellows in Fall foliage richer.
n Food. Boosts saturation to make food look more appetizing in your snaps.
Special Effects modes, available when you rotate the mode dial to Effects,
provide additional special looks. Of the following, Color Sketch, Miniature
Effect, and Selective Color are available in both still and live view/movie-
shooting modes.
n Night Vision. Produces images of the darkest scenes using the D5500’s
high ISO sensitivity settings. Use a tripod, because blur is likely with the
longer shutter speeds. Under this dim lighting, you’ll need to focus manu-
ally if working with the optical viewfinder; autofocus is available only in
live view.
n Super Vivid. Provides brilliant, rich, contrasty colors.
n Pop. Increased saturation without excessive contrast.
n Photo Illustration. Sharpens the outlines and reduces the number of col-
ors to create a posterization effect.
n Toy Camera Effect. Blurry, vignetted pictures that look as if they were
taken with a toy camera. In live view, you can vary the strength of the
effect.
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