The eMania blog gives you details about the shooting modes that exist in the different types of cameras, often when buying new photographic equipment, we are lost in the midst of so many resources that can be used, here you will learn how to use each shooting mode correctly for best results.
To better understand the camera and its shooting modes, let’s compare it to the human eye, in doing so, the camera diaphragm would be the iris of our eye, he is responsible for opening and closing the passage of light through the lens.the aperture, the more light enters the camera lens in less time.The number representing this opening appears, for example, in the form of “f / 5.6”.The higher the number, the tighter the diaphragm will be and vice versa.When the aperture size is small, the camera will need more time with it open to enter the amount of light needed for a photo.This time it’s called exposure. In short, when the shutter is almost closed, the camera will need more exposure time.On manually adjusted cameras, the photographer can set this time in seconds and even minutes.
- The two main configuration modes on a camera are manual and automatic.
- In cameras with a circular menu.
- Manual mode is rendered with the letter M and auto mode is usually represented by the letter A or the word “auto”.
- If you like that.
- Check the team’s manual to learn what shooting modes are and how they are rendered.
- Manual camera mode has the advantage of having all the settings available to the photographer.
- To achieve better results.
- The photographer must have knowledge and mastery of these possibilities.
- Nothing in a tutorial can do: the main adjustments to be made are aperture.
- Speed.
- Focus.
- ISO and white balance.
- All were explained here in the eMania blog.
- In automatic mode.
- These settings are made by the camera.
- Which reads the environment and calculates the necessary data by itself.
- These settings in shooting modes work.
- But are not ideal.
For in-experience amateur photographers struggling to adjust aperture and speed, cameras have priority shooting modes that can be useful.In this mode, the photographer adjusts one setting and the equipment adjusts the other.In the circular menu, this mode is usually symbolized by the letter “S”.
The other ways to shoot the circular menu, often represented by drawings such as a flower, a person, a moon, are the programmed modes.By reading the camera manual, you can find out what everyone is doing, but here you can see the summary of the main scheduled shooting modes:
The? Macro? It is usually represented by the flower icon and is one of the favorite modes of amateur photographers because the effect it gets is quite interesting.Photos in “Macro” mode are sharp in the foreground and blurry in the background.This mode prioritizes aperture, reducing depth of field, and elements other than the parent object look blurry.For best macro results, the lens needs to capture the image from a short distance, so it is recommended to use the zoom.
Sports prioritize speed when taking a photo, just like the icon that represents it, this shooting mode is displayed when the main element of the photo is in motion, this mode is able to freeze the image because it increases the ISO number., in automatic cameras, this mode can make the image grainy.
If the intention is to photograph large areas, such as landscapes, it is the shooting mode that should be used, it is generally represented by the image of two mountains, the camera, in this mode, does the opposite of macro. adjusts the shutter aperture to increase the depth of field and focus as much as possible in the photo. In this way, the aperture becomes very small, making the shutter speed just as small, which increases the exposure time Therefore, it is important to use a tripod when shooting in this mode.
If the necessary precautions are not taken, the photograph in night mode may become blurry, in fact, in this type of shooting the camera uses greater exposure and any movement can make the image blurry, so in this mode the tripod is also necessary.
The “portrait” mode, indicated by a person’s icon, is similar to the “macro” but uses greater depth of field.Allows you to photograph larger people or objects. The portrait concentrates the main element well and slightly blurs the background.In “macro” mode, for example, the difference is that the nose and eyes can focus and the edges of the hair blurred.
Even with that name and a person’s icon, the?Portrait?can also be used when the main object is too large for “macro” mode, with the same intention of highlighting it and blurring the background.