Changing capture modes

The Mode button on the top of the camera sets the camera to one of three different capture modes. Each time you press this button, the camera changes to the next capture mode. The sequence for the different settings is: Self-Timer, Action, Normal, and then repeat.

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 on the Image Display. The

following table describes these different icons.

Icon

Setting

Description

 

Self-Timer

Camera waits 10 seconds after the Video

 

 

button or Shutter button is pressed to take a

 

 

video clip or a picture. See Using self-timer

 

 

mode on page 28.

 

 

 

 

Action

Camera biases toward faster shutter speeds

 

 

and higher ISO speeds to stop action.

 

 

 

None

Normal

Camera automatically selects aperture and

 

 

shutter speed. This is the default setting

 

 

when the camera is first turned on.

 

 

 

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips

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