Reviewing Five Essential Picture-Taking Options
In This Chapter
- Selecting an exposure mode
- Changing the shutter-release mode
- Choosing the right Image Size (resolution) setting
- Understanding the Image Quality setting: JPEG or Raw?
- Adding flash
Every camera manufacturer strives to ensure that your initial encounter with the camera is a happy one. To that end, the D5300's default settings are designed to make it easy to take a good picture the first time you press the shutter button. The camera is set to the Auto exposure mode, which means that all you need to do is frame, focus, and shoot, as outlined at the end of Chapter 1.
Although the default settings deliver acceptable pictures in many cases, they don't produce optimal results in every situation. You may be able to take a decent portrait in Auto mode, for example, but by tweaking a few settings, you can turn that decent portrait into a stunning one.
This chapter helps you start fine-tuning the camera settings by explaining five basic picture-taking options: exposure mode, shutter-release mode, image size, image quality, and flash. They're not the most exciting features (don't think I didn't notice you stifling a yawn), but they make a big difference in how easily you can capture the photo you have in mind. You should review ...
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