please explain the different camera scenes.

[Sony-xperia-m-1]

What is soft snap? What does it do?

[Sony-xperia-m-1]

And what happens when I. Set it to. Document? Does it take more clear pictures?

[Uliwooly]

You can read about it here

http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiam/userguide/Using-still-camera-settings/

[Uliwooly · Accepted solution]

Scene selection

Use the Scene selection feature to quickly set up the camera for common situations using pre-programmed scenes. The camera determines a number of settings for you to fit the selected scene, ensuring the best possible photo.

	Off The Scene selection feature is off and you can take photos manually.
	Soft Skin Take photos of faces using an enhanced beauty effect.
	Soft snap Use for shooting photos against a soft background.
	Anti motion blur Use for minimising camera shake when shooting a slightly dark scene.
	Landscape Use for landscape photos. The camera focuses on distant objects.
	Backlight correction HDR Use to improve details in high contrast shots. The built-in backlight correction analyses the image and automatically adjusts it to give you a perfectly lit shot.
	Night portrait Use for portrait photos taken at night or in poorly lit environments. Due to long exposure time, the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface.
	Night scene Use when taking photos at night or in poorly lit environments. Due to long exposure time, the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface.
	Hand-held twilight Use for taking hand-held low-light photos with reduced noise and blur.
	High sensitivity Use for taking photos without a flash under low light conditions. Reduces blur.
	Gourmet Use for shooting food arrangements in bright colour.
	Pet Use for taking photos of your pet. Reduces blur and red eyes.
	Beach Use for taking photos of seaside or lakeside scenes.
	Snow Use in bright environments to avoid overexposed photos.
	Party Use for indoor photos in poorly lit environments. This scene picks up indoor background lighting or candlelight. Due to long exposure time, the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface.
	Sports Use for photos of fast-moving objects. Short exposure time minimises motion blurring.
	Document Use for photos of text or drawings. Gives the photo increased, sharper contrast.
	Fireworks Use for taking photos of fireworks in all their splendour.

[Sony-xperia-m-1]

Thanks but what is a soft background

[Uliwooly]

Simple answer, blurry background 

[cig84]

Why I don't have all of these scenes on my camera??? I have the last firmware on my Xperia M, but some of those are missing... 

[_alexdon_]

It might be market related or just you are not on manual mode.

[Sony-xperia-m-1]

So is soft snap used to give or take away the blurry background?

And would the document mode be the best choice for detail when it comes to close, medium and long distance shots.

[Sony-xperia-m-1]

cig84,

I also don't have all of them on my xperia m 1905. I think that list contains all the scenes that sony have made, eg you might only see many of them on either the xperia Z3 or some of Sony's DSLR cameras.