Pre-programmed
Settings & Creative Zones
These are areas, settings, modes whatever the manafacturer wants to call them,
where a formula or recipe for a particular kind of shot is already programmed
into the camera.
In reality, since creativity is driven by choices, these are probably the least
creative areas of the camera since you will have the least amount of input other
than selecting the right recipe. Where the creativity comes into play is how
you decide to use these pre-programmed settings.
Some common settings:
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Portrait |
Short
DOF (large aperture), Center Weight Meter, ISO auto,
WB Auto |
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Landscape |
Long DOF
(small aperture), Pattern Meter (aggressive sharpening,
contrast
& color adjustments), ISO auto, WB Auto |
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Sports |
Fast Shutter Speed, Center Weight, Anti-Shake,
Continuous Shooting On, ISO auto, AF Servo Focus (continuous
focusing), WB Auto |
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Macro |
Short Focus Distance, Center or Spot
Meter, Anti-Shake, WB Auto, Continuous Drive Off, ISO auto |
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Night Portrait |
Short DOF, Pattern Meter, Slow Shutter
Speed, Slow Sync Flash, Noise Reduction, ISO auto |
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Night Landscape |
Long DOF, Slow Shutter, Cancels Flash,
Sets Focus to Infinity, Pattern Meter, Noise Reduction, ISO
auto |
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Museum |
Cancels Flash, Opens Aperture, activates
anti-shake, ISO auto, WB auto |
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Snow/Sand |
Over-Exposes Very Bright Scenes, Pattern
Meter, Auto ISO & WB
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Backlight |
Center Weight Meter, Flash, Foreground
more important |
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Flower
(#2) |
Vivid Colors |
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Self Portrait |
Short Focus Distance, Center Weight,
Flash Compensation |
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Landscape
w/Portrait |
Sets Aperture to Make Foreground and
Background in Focus |
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Fireworks |
Open Aperture, High ISO, Noise Reduction,
Anti-Shake, Cancels Flash, Focus to Infinity |
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Text |
Allows for text to be copied (macro-ish) |
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B&W |
Desaturates (Better to do with Software) |
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Natural
Green |
Turns off Vivid Color Enhancement |
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Pet |
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Food |
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Retro |
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