Chapter 2

Choosing Basic Picture Settings

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Selecting a Shooting mode (Auto, P, S, A, or M)

Bullet Changing the Release mode

Bullet Enabling Silent Photography mode

Bullet Choosing the right Image Size and Image Quality settings

Bullet Understanding the Image Area option

Bullet Taking advantage of Vibration Reduction

To make it as easy as possible for you to take a picture the first time you pick up your camera, the default settings on the Z fc provide fully automatic operation. However, the default settings don't produce optimal results in every situation. For example, if you’re shooting action, you have a better chance of success if you change the Release mode from the default setting, which takes a single photo with each press of the shutter button, to a setting that records multiple frames at a time.

This chapter helps you start fine-tuning camera settings to best suit the subject, by explaining the ...

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