Intelligent Auto - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 User Manual

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Intelligent Auto

Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically.
1. Set the mode dial to
2. Shoot with the shutter button.
On Scene Recognition
Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto mode. This function lets the camera automatically
recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.
Features of Auto shooting modes
In Superior Auto mode, the camera shoots a higher-quality image than in Intelligent Auto mode. The
camera also shoots multiple images based on the recognized scene, then creates a composite of the
multiple images (Overlay shooting).
Program Auto mode allows you to change various shooting settings, such as the white balance or ISO
settings.
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When to use
Mode
Use when you want the camera to automatically recognize the
(Intelligent
shooting conditions and shoot some images continuously.
Auto)
Use when you shoot images under difficult conditions, such as low
light or backlit scenes.
(Superior
Use when you want to shoot a higher-quality image than in
Auto)
(Intelligent Auto) mode.
Use when you want to shoot using customized shooting settings with
the exposure (both the shutter speed and the aperture value) adjusted
(Program
automatically.
Auto)
Notes
In [Intelligent Auto] mode, you may be unable to shoot low light or backlit scenes clearly.
In [Superior Auto] mode, it takes some time to record an image, because the camera overlays the
images.
(Intelligent Auto).
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Recognition