Sony SLT-A58 - Manual (Page 36)

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Selecting a shooting mode
The following shooting modes are available:
Set the mode dial to the desired
shooting mode.
(Intelligent
Auto)/ (Flash Off)
(30)
In [Intelligent Auto] mode, the camera analyzes the subject
and allows you to shoot with the appropriate settings.
Select [Flash Off] when you want to shoot without the flash.
(Superior
Auto) (37)
The camera recognizes and evaluates the shooting conditions,
and appropriate settings are set automatically. The camera
saves 1 appropriate image by combining or extracting
images, as necessary.
(Scene
Selection) (38)
Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the
scene.
(Sweep
Panorama) (39)
Allows you to shoot panoramic images.
(Picture Effect)
(54)
Allows you to shoot still images with a texture unique to the
selected effect.
(Tele-zoom
Cont. Priority AE)
(40)
The camera continues to shoot while the shutter button is
pressed fully down. The camera records images continuously
at a maximum of about 8 images per second.
(Movie) (32) Allows you to shoot movies with the exposure (both the
shutter speed and the aperture value) adjusted manually.
(Program Auto) Allows you to shoot with the exposure (both the shutter speed
and the aperture value) adjusted automatically. The other
settings can be adjusted manually.
(Aperture
Priority)
Allows you to shoot after adjusting the aperture value
manually using the control dial.
(Shutter Priority) Allows you to shoot after adjusting the shutter speed
manually using the control dial.
(Manual
Exposure)
Allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure (both the
shutter speed and the aperture value) manually using the
control dial.