Now discussing auto focus and auto exposure lock (AE/AF) a bit more in detail. The shutter release button on a digital camera has more function than just snap a cool picture. The users have to grab a technique where he or she has to depress this shutter release button half way down thereby locking both auto exposure and auto focus. This enables users or photographers to have more control on exposure in difficult lighting situations while using digital camera. Moreover, this entire process also helps him or her to determine where camera focuses. Like if photographer intends to set exposure before composing final shot of photograph then he or she can move digital camera slightly so that only subject to be photographed is visible prominently in auto focus frame in viewfinder. As a next step he or she can depress shutter-release button down half way to set focus and exposure and then recompose picture and finally completely depress button in order to capture and freeze moment of time! It is to be noted here that auto focus and auto exposure lock (AE/AF) is available in all photography modes of digital cameras that are nowadays available for general people.

Not much remains to be discussed about this particular topic of auto focus/auto exposure and a brief discussion as above is enough to reveal a bounty of information regarding this fantastic feature of digital cameras. At end of this discussion it can be expected that both novice and expert photographers and user of digital camera would benefit from whatever has been revealed and effort to bring out human mind from dark oblivion about auto focus and auto exposure lock would be a success in magic light of digital camera!

The macro mode is more often than not present on menu button that as well has an icon of two triangles symbolizing mountains (or rather landscape mode) and sometimes MF (manual focus) too. This button has to be pressed several times until flower icon appears on viewing LCD. A number of digital cameras then subsequently by design shift into a particular precinct on zoom lens making a mechanical sound as zoom reset. While using a digital camera macro mode it must be noted that it is harder to focus for digital camera instantly, so it takes a bit of time for adjustment. Thus users need not hurry while using digital camera macro mode. As subject comes in focus depth-of-field also increases. On other hand, depth-of-field is controlled by camera's aperture. Most digital cameras are full automatic and this setting cannot be changed. Thus patience becomes a virtue while using digital camera in their macro mode.

Much has already been discussed about digital camera macro mode. It can be stated here that digital camera macro mode is a really intricate feature. And every delicate object or subject needs to be handled with care. To really cherish beauty of digital camera macro modes users require developing expertise and also building a kind of patience that is necessary to cerate beauty in art and object.