CREATIVE EXPOSURE MODES

Your camera has three exposure modes: Aperture Priority (A- mode), Shutter Prioity (S-mode), and Program (P-mode). In P-mode, the camera sets the aperture and shutter speed automatically. P-mode is set when Full Auto operation is selected.

Select A-mode to control the depth-of-field in your images (see Aperture Control on page 47). Set S-mode to control the way moving subjects appear in your images (see Shutter Control on page 50).

Refer to Full Auto Operation on page 28 for operation in P- mode.

A

Aperture Priority Mode

Manually select aperture

S

Shutter Priority Mode

Manually select shutter speed

Shutter Speed and Aperture in the Data Display

Shutter Speed

 

Aperture

 

 

 

 

A MODE - APERTURE PRIORITY

In A mode, you select the aperture and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed required for proper exposure. Set the camera to A mode when you want to control the range of sharpness (depth-of-field) in an image. See Aperture Control on page 47.

1. Open the control-panel door.

2. Press the exposure-mode button until A appears in the data panel.

3. Turn the control dial to select the aperture.

• Press the program-reset button to return to fully automatic operation.

•If 1000 or 30” blinks in the data panel, the required setting is beyond the camera’s

shutter speed range. Turn the control dial until the blinking stops.

• If the flash lamp blinks slowly, the required shutter speed is too slow to hand hold the camera. Turn the flash on or use a tripod.

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