Portrait mode allows you to get closer to your subject to capture a close-up photo using the macro mode.
When in automatic mode, your camera is instructed to make the best possible decisions regarding the shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, and flash.
Landscape mode is almost the exact opposite of portrait mode in that it sets the camera up with a small aperture (large number).
Sports mode is designed to give you a large depth of field for photographing moving objects – this is why it’s called ‘action mode’.
Night mode- This is a really fun mode to play around with and can create some wonderfully colorful and interesting shots.
Movie mode- This mode extends your digital camera from just capturing still images to capturing moving ones.
AV- This mode is really a semi-automatic (or semi-manual) mode where you choose the aperture and where your camera chooses the other settings (shutter speed, white balance, ISO etc) so as to ensure you have a well balanced exposure.
Shutter priority mode- Shutter priority is very similar to aperture priority mode but is the mode where you select a shutter speed and the camera then chooses all of the other settings.
Program mode- Shutter priority is very similar to aperture priority mode but is the mode where you select a shutter speed and the camera then chooses all of the other settings.
Manual- In this mode you have full control over your camera and need to think about all settings including shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, flash etc.