In addition to exposure modes (manual, auto, program, aperture priority, and shutter priority), digital cameras have a variety of picture modes that tailor aperture and shutter speed settings to different types of photography (portrait, night scene, macro, etc.). These picture modes don’t offer much control over the final result, but they can be helpful for beginners who don’t know how to set up their camera for certain situations.
The “macro” picture mode is often represented by a flower symbol. In this mode, the camera will try to select an aperture and shutter speed that provide the appropriate depth of field to focus on very small subjects. The camera will usually also focus in the center, where it assumes the subject is located. Picture modes are designed to do all the hard work while the photographer concentrates on composing the photo. However, aperture priority mode is still in practice the most suitable for macro most of the time.
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