Canon A85 - Manual (Page 40)

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Shooting – The Basics
Using the Mode Dial (Image Zone)
Settings fitting the shooting conditions of your subject can easily be set using the mode dial.
Fast Shutter
Use this mode to shoot
fast moving objects.
Landscape
Use this mode to shoot
spacious landscape
scenes.
Night Scene
Use this mode to capture human
subjects against the backdrop of
an evening sky or night scene.
The subject is illuminated with
light from the flash while the
backdrop is captured at a slow
shutter speed.
Slow Shutter
Use this mode to shoot
moving objects to make
them appear blurred,
such as river rapids.
Portrait
Use this mode when you
want the subject to
appear sharp and the
background to blur.
Stitch Assist
Use this mode when taking
shots that you want to
combine into a panorama
(p. 48).
Special Scene
Select from 6 scene
modes to shoot with the
most appropriate settings
for the scene (p. 51).
Movie
Use this mode to shoot
movie clips. Shooting and
sound recording starts
simultaneously (p. 55).
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