Canon EOS 1200D, Basic Instruction Manual, Page: 18 / 116

Nomenclature
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Mode Dial
The Mode Dial includes the Basic Zone modes, Creative Zone modes,
and the Movie shooting mode.
Basic Zone Modes
All you do is press the shutter
button. The camera sets everything
to suit the subject or scene.
A
: Scene Intelligent Auto (p.48)
7
: Flash Off (p.53)
C
: Creative Auto (p.54)
Image Zone Modes
2
: Portrait (p.57)
3
: Landscape (p.58)
4
: Close-up (p.59)
5
: Sports (p.60)
6
: Night Portrait (p.61)
k
: Movie Shooting
(p.77)
Creative Zone Modes
These modes give you more control for
shooting various subjects.
d
: Program AE
s
: Shutter-priority AE
f
: Aperture-priority AE
a
: Manual exposure
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