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70 Quick Guide for the Impatient User

Although it may not mean much to you now, here’s a list of the different
shooting modes that iAuto+ is capable of invoking on its own:

Portrait Infant Night Portrait Night Scene
Backlight Backlight Landscape Macro
Portrait
Spotlight Low light
Tripod Walk Move /
Move Bright /
Move Dark

Interestingly, there are modes here that aren’t selectable from any menu,
such as “Backlight Portrait”, “Move Dark”, and my favorite, “Infant” (!!!).
And since I can’t invoke these iAuto+-only modes on command, I can’t be
completely sure what the camera does when it decides to use them. (I
guess the joy of any “AUTO” function is that you don’t really need to
know.)

If this brief section left you feeling a little confused, then worry not – all
will be explained properly later on. It was included here because iAuto+
was designed to be effective in the hands of people who don’t know what it
does. In that light it makes sense to introduce it at the beginning of the
chapter before I get into more of the details of your camera.

3.2 SCENE MODES

Before I get to the serious-minded PASM modes (next section), I should
mention that if you’re still an iAuto kind of person, and don’t yet have time
to study this book to learn about all the nuanced technical features of your
camera, then the camera’s various Scene modes might be just the thing for
you right now. Similar to Scene modes found on the majority of point-and-
shoots, you tell your camera what kind of a scene you’re shooting and it
will make the various technical adjustments for you. There are scenes
optimized for portraits, sunsets, and nighttime flash photography, and you
can learn about all of them in Section 5.35.

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