aperture priority
A digital camera setting that allows the user to set the size of the aperture (also called f-stop) and allow the camera to determine the shutter speed for a correctly exposed image.
Other digital camera settings and shooting modes include:
- Macro mode to focus on subjects close to the camera lens.
- Sports mode to shoot sports and other types of action shots.
- Movie mode to capture moving subjects in a video format.
- In-camera red-eye fix to auto-correct any incidences red-eye.
- Face detection to detect human faces and set the focus and appropriate exposure.
- Landscape mode for taking photos of a scene -- not a single object.
- Portrait mode for taking photos of a single subject.
- Night mode for taking photos in low-light situations or at night time.
- Automatic exposure mode automatically determines the correct exposure for pictures without any user input .
See also "The Digital Camera Picture" in Webopedia's Quick Reference section.
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