Program AE

Like <> (Full Auto) mode, this is a general-purpose shooting mode. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value to suit the scene’s brightness. This is called Program AE.

∗ stands for Program

∗AE stands for Auto Exposure

1 Set the Mode Dial to < >.

AF point

2

Focus the subject.

 

 

Look through the viewfinder and aim any AF point

 

• over the subject. Then press the shutter button

halfway.

s The AF point that achieves focus will flash briefly. At the same time, the beeper will sound and the focus confirmation light < ●> in the viewfinder will light.

sThe exposure setting will be displayed in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

viewfinder and on the LCD panel.

Maximum burst

 

 

 

• If the focus confirmation light <●> in the viewfinder

 

 

 

Focus confirmation light

 

 

 

blinks, it means focus has not been achieved. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“When Autofocus Fails” (→p.71).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The number “ ” - “ ” displayed to the left of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

focus confirmation light < ●> indicates the maxi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mum burst for continuous shooting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When the CF card is almost full and only nine or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fewer shots can be taken, “ ” to “ ” will be

 

 

 

 

 

Aperture

displayed to indicate the remaining number of

Shutter speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shoot.

3 • Compose the shot and check that the exposure setting is not blinking. Then press the shutter button fully to shoot.

s The captured image will be displayed for 2 sec. on the LCD monitor.

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Canon EOS 10D instruction manual Program AE, Halfway