Automatic modes:
Automatic mode – Auto mode tells the camera to use the best judgement to select the shutter speed, aperture, white balance, ISO, flash and focus tp take the best shot.
Portrait mode – When you switch to portrait mode the camera will automatically choose a bigger aperture, that helps to keep your background out of focus.
Macro mode – Macro mode lets you move closer to the subject , it allows you to take close up pictures.
Landscape mode – Landscape mode is the opposite of portrait mode, The camera has a small aperture so your picture can be in focus as much possible.
Sports mode – Sports mode “attempts to freeze an action by increasing the shutter speed.”
Night mode – “Night mode is for shooting in low light situations and sets your camera to use a longer shutter speed to help capture details of the background but it also fires off a flash to illuminate the foreground (and subject).”
Movie mode – Movie mode extends your digital camera from capturing still images to capture moving ones.
Semi Automatic modes:
Aperture priority mode (A OR AV) – Semi modes are where you choose the aperture and where your camera chooses the other settings.
Shutter Priority Mode (S or TV) – Similar to aperture priority mode but you choose the shutter speed and the camera controls all the other settings.
Program Mode (P) – Digital cameras have this priority mode and it also has an auto mode. In cameras that have both Program mode is similar to Auto but gives more control over other features.
Fully Manual Mode:
Manual mode – “In this mode you have full control of the camera.”