Nikon D80 User Manual download pdf (Page 16)

4 Introduction: Getting to Know the Camera

The Mode Dial

The D80 oﬀ ers a choice of the following eleven shooting modes:

Advanced Modes (Exposure Modes)

Select these modes for full control over camera settings.

P — Programmed auto ( 47): Camera chooses

shutter speed and aperture, user controls other

settings.

S — Shutter-priority auto (

48): Choose fast

shutter speeds to freeze action, slow shutter

speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving

objects.

A — Aperture-priority auto (

49): Adjust aper-

ture to soften background details or increase

depth-of-ﬁ eld to bring both main subject and

background into focus.

M — Manual (

50): Match shutter speed and

aperture to your creative intent.

Point-and-Shoot Modes (Digital Vari-Programs)

Selecting a Digital Vari-Program automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected

scene, making creative photography as simple as rotating the mode dial.

— Auto ( 19): Camera adjusts settings

automatically to produce optimal results with

“point-and-shoot” simplicity. Recommended

for ﬁ rst-time users of digital cameras.

— Portrait ( 24, 25): Shoot portraits with

background in soft focus.

— Landscape ( 24, 25): Preserve details in

landscape shots.

— Close up ( 24, 25): Take vivid close-ups of

ﬂ owers, insects, and other small objects.

— Sports ( 24, 25): Freeze motion for dy-

namic sports shots.

— Night landscape ( 24, 25): Take landscape

shots at night.

— Night portrait ( 24, 25): Shoot portraits

against a dimly-lit backdrop.

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