DofE Photography Camera Overview

Week One    DofE Skill Photography

Getting to know the Camera

Modes of the Canon 550D are as follows:

• Video: This mode is obviously used for shooting videos.

• Night Portrait Mode: Used for taking photos of people or things at night shutter is open for longer than a normal photo to allow ambient light in to the image so make it clearer.

• Sport Mode: Used for taking photos of thing in motion has a fast shutter speed so that the image has no blur.

• Macro Mode: Allows you to take macro photos when pared with a macro lens, all this mode does by its self is set up the settings for a good macro photo.

• Landscape Mode: This mode gives a lot of aperture to the lens so that you have a good depth of field.

• Portrait Mode: Used for taking photos of people changes shutter speed and aperture to suit this style of photo.

• No Flash Mode: Can be used in an area where flash is not allowed or if you do not want flash in a particular shot.

• Fully Auto: Does everything for you good starting setting just go out and take photos.

• Creative Auto: Good made if you want to experiment with different settings.

• Programme Auto:  This is a semi auto mode that enables you to change certain settings within the camera.

• Shutter Priority Mode: Allows you to set the shutter speed and the camera chooses the aperture.

• Aperture Priority Mode: Allows you to set the aperture for your shot and the camera chooses the shutter speed.

• Manual: You select every setting for your camera.

• A-Dep: This is a semi auto mode which chooses your depth of field.

Link of a video that explains this stuff in more detail.