#CAMERA ICONS HOW TO#

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Vibrating lines around person: meant to reduce subject blur by creating a composite picture (e.g.IOS is incredibly user-friendly, but glitches can still occur.

Moon with hand: handheld night-time photography (in contrast with using a tripod).

Person two stripes moon: walking and moving in a bright environment.

Person two stripes sun: walking and moving in a bright environment.

Walking person: photographing walking or moving people (but not as fast as sports).

Tripod (accompanied by moon symbol sometimes): when using a tripod (at night if moon symbol is present).

Infant: appropriate for baby and child photography.

Candle: low light environment with one source of light.

Person in a circle: appropriate to photograph a subject in a spotlight.

Person and moon: portrait shooting in poorly lighted dark environments or at night.

Flower: macro shooting, which means appropriate for close-up photography.

Sunlight: very bright, midday shooting (which will turn on the flash to counter).

Person and sunrays: photographing backlit subjects (which will turn on the flash to counter).

#CAMERA ICONS MANUAL#

P, A, S and M have the same meaning as regular photography mode (Program auto, Aperture priority, Shutter priority and Manual exposure)

#CAMERA ICONS MOVIE#

Movie icon + i: ( Intelligent Auto): allows you to film with the settings adjusted automatically.

M ( Manual Exposure): allows you to shoot still images with the desired exposure by adjusting the shutter speed and the aperture value.

S ( Shutter Priority): allows you to shoot fast-moving subjects etc., by manually adjusting the shutter speed.

A ( Aperture Priority): allows you to adjust the aperture and shoot when you want to blur the background, etc.

Also, you can select various settings using the menu.

P ( Program Auto): allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value (F value)).

Bended rectangle ( Sweep Panorama) allows you to shoot a panoramic image by compositing the images.

Camera + I plus ( Superior Auto): this allows you to shoot still images in higher quality than Intelligent Auto mode.

Camera + I ( Intelligent Auto) allows you to shoot still images with the settings adjusted automatically.

And if you're a beginner, it's good to remember that you can't go wrong with Auto, but selecting the appropriate scene might mean the difference between taking nice pictures and great pictures. Luckily, many icons are similar and interchangeable.

Consult the manual or help guide of your camera to find an overview of all the icons and indicators of your camera. On this support website, each product has a product page on which you will find a manual or help guide. This article will give you a quick explanation of commonly used scene selection and shooting mode icons. Furthermore, depending on your photography experience and skill level, you might dive deeper into all the settings or choose to remain on the surface and let the camera do most of the work.

Modern cameras have a lot of settings and icons. New users can easily get lost, or some icons might not be as straightforward to recognise.

Camera icons