Minolta 800si Aperture Priority Mode, Program Exposure Mode, Cancelling PA or PS Mode

P - PROGRAM EXPOSURE MODE

PS - Turn the front dial until the desired shutter speed setting appears in the viewfinder and body data panels. PS appears in the body data panel.

• The shutter-speed will not change, even if lighting conditions change. The aperture value will be set automatically.

•In PA mode, if the shutter speed blinks, turn the rear control dial until the blinking stops.

•If the aperture blinks in PS mode, turn the front control dial until the blinking stops.

•The built-in flash or an attached accessory flash cannot be used in PA and PS mode. If the built-in flash is up or an accessory flash is

attached to the camera and the flash-on indicator appears in the viewfinder, PA and PS mode cannot be selected.

CANCELLING PA OR PS MODE

To cancel PA or PS and return to P mode, press the exposure- mode button.

PA and PS will also be cancelled when the built-in flash is raised.

A - APERTURE PRIORITY MODE

In A mode, you select the aperture and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed required for proper exposure. Use A mode when you want to control the depth-of- field in an image (p 55, p 114).

While pressing the exposure- mode button, turn either control dial until A appears in the data panel.

Release the exposure-mode button to enter the selection.

Compose your scene and turn either control dial to select the desired aperture. The aperture display will change in 1/2-stop increments with each click of the dial.

• Use the depth of field button to check the focusing range (p 114).

• If the shutter speed blinks in the viewfinder or data panel, the required setting is beyond the camera's shutter speed range. Turn the control dial until the blinking stops to select another aperture.

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