Selecting A Shooting Mode - Sony α SLT-A58 Instruction Manual

Selecting a shooting mode

Set the mode dial to the desired
shooting mode.
The following shooting modes are available:
(Intelligent
Auto)/ (Flash Off)
(30, 85)
(Superior
Auto) (37, 85)
(Scene
Selection) (38, 86)
(Sweep
Panorama) (39, 88)
(Picture Effect)
(133)
(Tele-zoom
Cont. Priority AE)
(40, 90)
(Movie) (32,
100)
(Program Auto)
(91)
(Aperture
Priority) (92)
(Shutter Priority)
(94)
(Manual
Exposure) (96)
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In [Intelligent Auto] mode, the camera analyzes the subject
and allows you to shoot with the appropriate settings.
Select [Flash Off] when you want to shoot without the flash.
The camera recognizes and evaluates the shooting conditions,
and appropriate settings are set automatically. The camera
saves 1 appropriate image by combining or extracting
images, as necessary.
Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the
scene.
Allows you to shoot panoramic images.
Allows you to shoot still images with a texture unique to the
selected effect.
The camera continues to shoot while the shutter button is
pressed fully down. The camera records images continuously
at a maximum of about 8 images per second.
Allows you to shoot movies with the exposure (both the
shutter speed and the aperture value) adjusted manually.
Allows you to shoot with the exposure (both the shutter speed
and the aperture value) adjusted automatically. The other
settings can be adjusted manually.
Allows you to shoot after adjusting the aperture value
manually using the control dial.
Allows you to shoot after adjusting the shutter speed
manually using the control dial.
Allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure (both the
shutter speed and the aperture value) manually using the
control dial.