Minolta dimage7, Dimage 5 instruction manual Exposure Modes, Program P

RECORDING MODE

EXPOSURE MODES

The four exposure modes allow extensive control over image making. Programmed AE gives carefree operation, aperture and shutter priority allows photographers to maximize exposures in different situations, and manual exposure provides complete freedom in controlling the final image. See setting the function dial section on page 40.

P	Program	The camera controls both the shutter speeds
		and aperture.
A	Aperture priority	The photographer selects the aperture and the
		camera sets the appropriate shutter speed.
S	Shutter priority	The photographer selects the shutter speed and
		the camera sets the appropriate aperture.
M	Manual exposure	The photographer selects both the shutter
		speed and aperture.
			Data panel

PROGRAM - P

The programmed AE exposure control uses luminance and focal-length information to ensure perfect exposures. The sophisticated exposure system allows the photographer the freedom to shoot without having to worry about the technical details of exposure settings. The shutter speed and aperture values of the exposure are displayed on the monitors and data panel.

The program line adjusts with the changes in focal length of the zoom lens. The camera is programmed to maximize depth of field in the wide-angle range to provide sharp landscape pictures, and to maximize shutter speed in the telephoto range to minimize camera shake and blurred images. When the shutter speed falls below an acceptable limit for the camera to be hand held, the camera-shake warning appears in the lower left corner of the monitors (p. 15).

PROGRAM SHIFT

Although exposure calculations can be left to the camera, photographers can still have control over the final exposure with the program-shift function. As described in the basic recording operation (p. 29), press the shutter-release button partway down (1) until the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed. The control dial (2) can then be used to shift the shutter speed and aperture combination; each combination will give the optimum exposure.

LCD monitor

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Exposure modes

Shutter speed

Aperture

All exposure mode icons on the data panel have been shown for clarity.

The built-in flash cannot be used with program shift.	1
	2
The camera gives priority to the flash exposure;
once the flash is raised, any changes made with the
program shift will be canceled. Pressing the function
button will also reset the program shift.

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