1.Portrait Mode: when you  switch your camera to portrait mode it will automatically select a large aperature which helps keep your background out of focus. it works best when photographing a single subject.

2. Macro Mode: this setting lets you move closerto your subject to take a close up picture. it works great for shooting flowers

3. landscape mode: this mode is the opposite from portrait mode because it sets the camera with a small aperture (large number) so the scene you do will be in focus.


4. sports mode: this mode is ideal for taking pictures of moving objects. sports mode tries to freeze the movement by increasing the shutter speed. 


5. night mode: this mode is for shooting in low light situations on a longer shutter speed so it captures the background but also uses a flash to illuminate the foreground.

6. sunny: used for shooting under daylight

7. auto white balance: when the camera decides what the colour balance is.

8. tungsten: for shooting indoors (camera adds cool tones)

9. custom: photographer sets white balance

10. fluorescent: camera adds warm red tones (use under fluorescent lighting)

11. flash off: turns the camera's flash off

12. auto: the camera decides the settings

13. aperture priority: photographer sets aperture camera sets the shutter.

14. program mode: gives you more control than auto mode

15. shutter priority: photographer sets the shutter camera sets aperature

16. manual: Photographer decides all the settings