Changing capture modes
The Mode button on the top of the camera sets the camera to one of nine different capture modes. Each time you press the Mode button, the camera changes to the next capture mode. The sequence for the different settings is: Normal,
NOTE These settings do not have any effect on recording video clips unless specifically noted otherwise.
Each time you change the capture mode, an icon representing that capture mode appears in the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. The following table
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