<s>
A	B-Algorithm
mode	I-Algorithm
dial	O
or	O
camera	B-Algorithm
dial	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
dial	O
used	O
on	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
to	O
change	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
including	O
dSLR	B-Device
and	O
SLR-like	O
cameras	O
,	O
support	O
modes	O
,	O
selectable	O
either	O
by	O
a	O
rotary	O
dial	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
which	O
support	O
modes	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
scene	O
types	O
is	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
dSLR	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
and	O
SLR-like	O
cameras	O
,	O
mode	B-Algorithm
dials	I-Algorithm
usually	O
offer	O
access	O
to	O
manual	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
compact	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
cameras	O
offering	O
a	O
great	O
many	O
modes	O
,	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
mode	B-Algorithm
dials	I-Algorithm
,	O
using	O
menus	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
SLR	O
lenses	O
themselves	O
offer	O
control	O
over	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
mode	B-Device
support	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
most	O
dSLRs	B-Device
and	O
SLR-like	O
bridge	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
the	O
mode	B-Algorithm
dial	I-Algorithm
is	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
to	O
one	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
flash/viewfinder	O
hump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
mode	B-Algorithm
dial	I-Algorithm
's	O
location	O
is	O
less	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
many	O
models	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
found	O
on	O
top	O
like	O
dSLRs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
other	O
point-and-shoots	B-Algorithm
,	O
particularly	O
those	O
with	O
a	O
thin	O
body	O
,	O
the	O
dial	O
is	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
often	O
coupled	O
with	O
a	O
menu-navigation	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manual	O
modes	O
:	O
Manual	O
(	O
M	O
)	O
,	O
Program	O
(	O
P	O
)	O
,	O
Shutter	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
(	O
S	O
)	O
,	O
Aperture	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
(	O
A	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
dSLRs	B-Device
have	O
a	O
few	O
manual	O
settings	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
sample	O
of	O
automatic	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
SLR-like	O
cameras	O
have	O
manual	O
modes	O
and	O
several	O
automatic	O
scene	B-Device
modes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
all	O
manual	O
control	O
may	O
be	O
condensed	O
into	O
one	O
mode	B-Device
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
ASP	O
,	O
for	O
Aperture	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
,	O
Shutter	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
,	O
Program	O
)	O
or	O
may	O
be	O
completely	O
absent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
compact	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
show	O
a	O
large	O
array	O
of	O
scene	B-Device
modes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
and	O
SLR-like	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
usually	O
have	O
a	O
movie	O
mode	B-Device
to	O
capture	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
modern	O
dSLRs	B-Device
also	O
support	O
movie	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detailed	O
information	O
found	O
by	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
modes	O
supported	O
by	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
are	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
ongoing	O
list	B-Device
of	I-Device
digital	I-Device
camera	I-Device
modes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
P	O
:	O
Program	B-Device
mode	I-Device
offers	O
the	O
photographer	O
partial	O
control	O
over	O
shutter	O
speed	O
and	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
or	O
Av	O
:	O
Aperture	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
AKA	O
"	O
Aperture	B-General_Concept
value	O
"	O
allows	O
the	O
photographer	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
,	O
while	O
the	O
shutter	O
speed	O
and	O
ISO	O
sensitivity	O
are	O
calculated	O
by	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S	O
or	O
Tv	O
:	O
Shutter	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
AKA	O
"	O
Time	O
value	O
"	O
allows	O
the	O
photographer	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
shutter	O
speed	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
and	O
ISO	O
sensitivity	O
are	O
calculated	O
by	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M	O
:	O
Manual	O
mode	B-Device
allows	O
the	O
photographer	O
to	O
control	O
shutter	O
speed	O
,	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
and	O
ISO	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
automatic	O
modes	O
the	O
camera	O
determines	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
exposure	O
,	O
choosing	O
exposure	O
parameters	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
application	O
within	O
the	O
constraints	O
of	O
correct	O
exposure	O
,	O
including	O
exposure	O
,	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
,	O
focussing	O
,	O
light	O
metering	O
,	O
white	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
equivalent	O
sensitivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
in	O
portrait	O
mode	B-Device
the	O
camera	O
would	O
use	O
a	O
wider	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
to	O
render	O
the	O
background	O
out	O
of	O
focus	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
seek	O
out	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
human	O
face	O
rather	O
than	O
other	O
image	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
light	O
conditions	O
a	O
smaller	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
would	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
landscape	O
,	O
and	O
recognition	O
of	O
faces	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
enabled	O
for	O
focussing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	O
or	O
sport	O
mode	B-Device
increases	O
ISO	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
fast	O
shutter	O
speed	O
to	O
capture	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Landscape	O
mode	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
small	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
to	O
gain	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	O
mode	B-Device
widens	O
the	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
to	O
throw	O
the	O
background	O
out	O
of	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	O
portrait	O
mode	B-Device
uses	O
an	O
exposure	O
long	O
enough	O
to	O
capture	O
background	O
detail	O
,	O
with	O
fill-in	O
flash	O
to	O
illuminate	O
a	O
nearby	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
scene	B-Device
modes	I-Device
found	O
on	O
many	O
cameras	O
include	O
Fireworks	O
,	O
Snow	O
,	O
Natural	O
light/Night	O
snapshot	O
,	O
Macro/Close	O
-up	O
,	O
and	O
Movie	O
mode	B-Device
.	O
</s>
