Digital Camera Features

Image Zone Modes for Creative Control

In this section you’ll learn about some advanced digital camera features that give you more creative control over your photography. They are often referred to as image zone modes and they are semi-automatic in their operation.

When you are deciding which digital camera features you need, it helps to understand what these features do, and how important they might be to the kind of photographs you want to take. And learning to use them effectively is not too difficult…and well worth the effort.

If your current camera doesn’t have these options, you still should know about them. To take your photography to new levels, you may want to include these features in your next camera purchase.

And if your digital camera already has these controls and you aren’t using them, then these on-line lessons can show you how and when to use them to have more control over your photography.

Often even the most basic digital cameras have what are known as Image Zone Modes. These modes are still mostly automatic, but are designed to allow you more control with specific photo situations.

Lesson Category: Digital Camera Features

• Portrait Mode
• Landscape Mode
• Night Scene Mode
• Stitch Assist Mode
• Shutter Priority Mode
• Aperture Priority Mode

There are many other options available on today’s advanced digital cameras. Some of these will be added to this section in the future, such as:

• Program Mode
• Exposure Compensation
• Slow Synch Flash
• Macro Photography
• Manual Operation.

As you go through these lessons, you may be unfamiliar with some of the terms used, such as f-stops, focal length, shutter speeds, depth of field and so on. If you want a more detailed explanation, just go to the Photography Lecture Hall to get additional information.

Here’s to better photography,

Al Hannigan