The Mode Dial - Nikon 25492 Reference Manual

The Mode Dial

The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes and g mode:
g Mode (0 27)
Take and view pictures and adjust settings with the
help of an on-screen guide.
Auto Modes
Select these modes for simple, point-and-shoot
photography.
• i Auto (0 22)
Scene Modes
The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial.
Match your selection to the scene being photographed.
• k Portrait (0 25)
• l Landscape (0 25)
• p Child (0 25)
A
Scene Auto Selector (Live View)
Selecting live view in i or j mode enables automatic scene selection ("scene auto
selector"; 0 85) when autofocus is used.
• j Auto (flash off) (0 22)
• m Sports (0 26)
• n Close up (0 26)
• o Night portrait (0 26)
P, S, A, and M Modes
Select these modes for full
control over camera settings.
• P—Programmed auto (0 54)
• S—Shutter-priority auto (0 55)
• A—Aperture-priority auto (0 56)
• M—Manual (0 57)
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