Creative Photography (Digital Vari-Programs) - Nikon D80 Manual

Creative Photography (Digital Vari-Programs)

In addition to
program automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected scene, making creative pho-
tography as easy as rotating the mode dial.
Mode
Portrait
Landscape
Close up
Sports
Night landscape
Night portrait
To take photographs in Digital Vari-Program modes:
1
Rotate the mode dial to select a Digital Vari-Program mode.
2
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Focus Area
At default settings, the camera selects the focus area as follows:
• , , , and
• mode: The camera focuses on the subject in the center focus area. Other focus areas can be se-
lected with the multi selector (
• mode: The camera focuses continuously while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, track-
ing the subject in the center focus area. If the subject leaves the center focus area, the camera will
continue to focus based on information from the other focus areas. The starting focus area can be
selected with the multi selector (
The Built-in Flash
If additional lighting is required for correct exposure in
automatically when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
24 Tutorial: Creative Photography (Digital Vari-Programs)
, the D80 off ers a choice of six Digital Vari-Program modes. Selecting a
Description
For portraits.
For natural and man-made landscapes.
For close up shots of fl owers, insects, and other small objects.
For moving subjects
For low-light or night scenes.
For portraits taken under low light.
modes: The camera selects the focus area automatically.
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, , or mode, the built-in fl ash will pop