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Nikon D90 - The Mode Dial

Nikon D90
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The
Mode
Dial
The camera offers a choice
of
the
following eleven shooting modes:
M-Manual (pg.
83):
Match shutter speed
and aperture
to
your creative intent.
S-Shutter-priorityauto (pg.
81):
Choose fast
shutter speeds
to
freeze action, slow shutter
speeds
to
suggest
motion
by blurring
moving objects.
II
~
S,
A,
and
M
Modes
Select these modes for full control over camera settings.
.... --- - _ .
P-Programmed
auto
(pg.
80):
Camera A-Aperture-priorityauto (pg.
81):
Adjust
chooses shutter speed and aperture, user aperture
to
soften background details or
controls other settings. increase depth-of-field
to
bring both main
subject and background into focus.
II
Auto
Modes
Select these modes for simple, point-and-shoot
photography.
rA~Auto{pg:u3'4Y:
Cam'eraadJus!sseiiingsNauiom
ati-
Ically
to
produce optimal results
with
"point-and-
Ishoot" simplicity. Recommended for first-time
!
users
of
digital cameras.
~Auto
(flash
off)
(pg.
34):
As
above, except
that
the
flash will
not
fire even when lighting
is
poor.
II
Scene
Modes
Selecting a scene mode automatically optimizes settings
to
suit the selected
scene, making creative photography
as
simple
as
rotating
the
mode dial.
!2'Portraii(pg.41):shootporiraiiswiihback~~sports(pg:42):Freezemoiionfordynamic!
,ground in soft focus. sports shots.
:
iii
landscape
(pg. 41): Preserve details in
landscape shots.
&
Close
up
(pg. 42):
Take
vivid close-ups
of
flowers, insects, and
other
small objects.
III
Night
portrait (pg. 42): Shoot portraits
against a dimly-lit backdrop.
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