Intelligent auto, Cyber-shot user guide – Sony DSC-HX50V User Manual
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Intelligent Auto
Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically.
1.
Set the mode dial to
(Intelligent Auto).
2.
Shoot with the shutter button.
On Scene Recognition
Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto mode. This function lets the camera automatically
recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.
Features of Auto shooting modes
In Superior Auto mode, the camera shoots a higher-quality image than in Intelligent Auto mode. The
camera also shoots multiple images based on the recognized scene, then creates a composite of the
multiple images (Overlay shooting).
Program Auto mode allows you to change various shooting settings, such as the white balance or ISO
settings.
REC
Mode
When to use
Major restricted
functions
(Intelligent
Auto)
Use when you want the camera to automatically recognize the
shooting conditions and shoot some images continuously.
Forced flash
(Superior
Auto)
Use when you shoot images under difficult conditions, such as
low light or backlit scenes.
Use when you want to shoot a higher-quality image than in
(Intelligent Auto) mode.
Forced flash,
Continuous
shooting, Smile
Shutter
(Program
Auto)
Use when you want to shoot using customized shooting settings
except the exposure (both the shutter speed and the aperture
value) adjusted automatically.
Scene Recognition
Notes
In [Intelligent Auto] mode, you may be unable to shoot low light or backlit scenes clearly.
In [Superior Auto] mode, it takes some time to record an image, because the camera overlays the
images.
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