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Camera Settings: the Mode Dial and Still Images vs. Video

Mode Dial

SCiL's Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR has a mode dial, located on the upper left of the camera chassis. The mode dial allows you to choose which mode the camera will operate in. The available modes are:

  • C1, C2, and C3: user defined presets
  • B: Bulb mode (the shutter remains open as long as the shutter button is held down)
  • M: Manual mode (photographer controls all settings)
  • Av: Aperture Priority mode (set the aperture; other settings are set automatically)
  • Tv: Shutter Priority mode (set the shutter speed; other settings are set automatically)
  • P: Program AE mode (aperture and shutter are set automatically based on brightness)
  • [A+]: Scene Intelligent Auto mode (fully automatic mode)

Which mode should you use? That will depend on what you are trying to accomplish.

 

 

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