Sony DSC-RX100M3 - About Scene; Program; The Advantages of Automatic

Note
When the product is used to create composite images, the recording process takes longer than usual.
The product will not recognize the scene when you use zoom functions other than optical zoom.
The product may not properly recognize a scene under some shooting conditions.
When [ Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], the product cannot create a composite image.
[27] How to Use Shooting Selecting a shooting mode
About Scene Recognition
Scene Recognition operates in [Intelligent Auto] mode and [Superior Auto] mode.
This function allows the product to automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.
Scene Recognition:
If the product recognizes a scene, icons and guides such as (Portrait), (Infant), (Night
Portrait), (Night Scene), (Backlight Portrait), (Backlight), (Landscape), (Macro),
(Spotlight), or (Low Light) are displayed on the first line.
If the product recognizes a condition, icons such as (Tripod) , (Walk)* , (Move), (Move
(Bright)) or (Move (Dark)) are displayed on the second line.
*
The condition (Walk) is recognized only when [ SteadyShot] is set to [Active] or [Intelligent Active].
Note
When [Smile/Face Detect.] is set to [Off], the [Portrait], [Backlight Portrait], [Night Portrait], and [Infant]
scenes are not recognized.
[28] How to Use Shooting Selecting a shooting mode
The advantages of automatic shooting
In [Superior Auto] mode, the product shoots with higher quality than [Intelligent Auto] mode and performs
composite shooting as necessary.
In [Program Auto] mode, you can shoot after adjusting various functions, such as white balance, ISO,
etc.
(Intelligent Auto):
Select this mode when you want the camera automatically recognize the scene.
(Superior Auto):
Select this mode to shoot scenes under difficult circumstances, such as when it is dark or the subjects
are back-lit. Select this mode to shoot a higher quality image than that provided by (Intelligent
Auto).
P (Program Auto):
Select this mode to shoot with various functions other than the exposure (shutter speed and aperture)