Preset Camera Modes

Night portrait presets can vary widely from camera to camera. Often they are called "night scene" presets. This setting varies from camera to camera but the general preset is to slow down the shutter speed to allow a lot of light into the camera. The flash then fires at some point during the exposure so that both the foreground and background of the image are properly exposed. This setting will often require a tripod but is very useful in taking low-light images where you do not want the background to be pure black.