PRAKTICA luxmedia 18-Z36C - Manual (Page 28)

Mode dial
There are 10 recording modes can be set by turning the Mode dial, such as
Intelligent Scene, Scene mode, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Continuous
Shooting, HDR, Manual Exposure, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and
Program. Once turning the Mode dial, it will enter the selected mode
immediately even in Playback mode or during movie recording.
For detail operation, please see the following sections.
The table below shows the available settings for Mode dial.
Icon Mode Description
Intelligent Scene
The camera detects the shooting conditions and automatically switches
to the appropriate scene mode. See "Using Intelligent Scene" on page 29
for more details.
Scene mode
Turns the mode dial to enter last used Scene mode. Press the MENU
button to select other scene mode. See "Setting the Scene Mode" on
page 29 for more details.
Night Scene
This feature is used to capture images with night scenery background.
See "Setting Night Scene" on page 41 for more details.
Night Portrait
This feature is used to capture portrait pictures with night or dark
background. See "Setting Night Scene" on page 41 for more details.
Continuous
Shooting Turns the mode dial to enter last used Continuous Shooting mode. See
"Using Continuous Shooting" on page 34 for more details.
HDR
This feature applies digital processing only to the necessary portion(s) of
the image and preserves details in highlights and shadows with natural
contrast.
Manual Exposure
This feature lets users to adjust the shutter speed and aperture value to
correctly expose your images. See "Using Manual Exposure" on page 35
for more details.
Aperture Priority
This feature lets users to adjust the aperture value and the camera
automatically selects the shutter speed to match the brightness. See
"Using Aperture Priority Mode" on page 35 for more details.
Shutter Priority
This feature lets users to adjust the shutter speed and the camera
automatically selects the aperture value to match the brightness. See
"Using Shutter Priority Mode" on page 35 for more details.
Program
The camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting settings like shutter
speed and aperture values.
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