The mode dial – Nikon D80 User Manual

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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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