{"id":144,"date":"2026-10-28T21:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/lindseyw\/?p=144"},"modified":"2026-10-28T23:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T23:47:50","slug":"the-mode-dial-and-histograms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/lindseyw\/2026\/10\/28\/the-mode-dial-and-histograms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mode Dial and Histograms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The mode dial on a camera is the dial that allows you to switch the mode setting that your camera is on. it helps you differentiate between if you want something with a small DOF – ex: portrait mode – or something with more control over settings – manual mode – or a setting with a larger DOF – landscape. the mode dial is one way that photographers can access the settings of their camera and change them to their preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This is the camera’s mode dial that i have been using for photography. this dial includes video, night time, culinary\/food, sports, macro, landscape, portrait, creative auto, no flash, automatic, program, time value, aperture value and manual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

VIDEO: is for filming, and we don’t use that in this class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIGHTTIME: this is for dark scenes. it uses flash and allows for a slow TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CULINARY\/FOOD: this is for close up on food images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPORTS: is for sports images. it allows you to edit the shutter speed. this is for freezing the motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MACRO: is for close up images. it uses a faster shutter speed and a small DOF. this is very similar to portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LANDSCAPE: uses a large DOF. it allows the image to remain mostly in focus instead of having the main subject in focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PORTRAIT: this uses small DOF. creates a blurred background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREATIVE AUTO: camera sets most settings. allows user small changes to settings like the color and white balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO FLASH: this setting doesn’t use flash. camera decides settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUTOMATIC: the camera decides settings. user can change small things like light settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROGRAM: camera decides basic settings like TV, AV, and ISO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIME VALUE: user can change shutter speed. camera decides aperture and ISO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

APERTURE VALUE: user can change aperture. camera decides shutter speed and ISO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MANUAL: allows user to change all components of exposure triangle; TV, AV, and ISO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1st: this is portrait mode. it has a main subject and a blurred background. something I would change about this picture is to have more of the stem in picture, and less blur in the background so it is easier to tell what it is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

middle: for this image, i used manual. it has a darker background and i like that, but it kind of overexposed the rose then, so i would change it to get a better balance between the background and main subject because the middle of the rose feels a bit overexposed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3rd: this image was sports mode or TV mode and is from the MS guys gym class during volleyball. i like that the setter is in focus, but his hands and the ball is blurred. something i would change next time is the perspective. next time i would take it so his face is in the picture and is focused so that you can see the expression while playing volleyball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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above images<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st: this is using landscape mode. this means the majority of the image is in focus. i like the vibrant sky and the contrast of the blue, green and the field. something i would change is try and get a view where the barn is easier to be the main subject while still keeping the whole image in focus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd: this is in macro mode. the first part of the tree trunk is in focus, and then it slowly moves out of focus, until the leaves create “bokeh.” i like this picture because of the perspective i took it from it makes it look like a bigger tree than it actually is. something i would change is try to keep the blue of the sky more realistic. it really whitened it in this exact image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

this is my featured image because of the perspective. it is cool to use different perspective points because it really changes how you view an image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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i used portrait and manual the most. portrait because i like taking close up pictures and getting the blurred background effect. manual mode was useful for when i needed a more specific ISO, shutter speed and DOF. i would choose a manual mode over automatic so i can get more exact results for the specific image i am taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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