#P, S, A, and MModes

Shutter Speed and Aperture

P, S, A, and M modes offer different degrees of control over shutter speed and aperture:

 

 

Mode

Description

 

 

 

Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for

# P

Programmed auto

optimal exposure. Recommended for

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snapshots and in other situations in which

 

 

 

there is little time to adjust camera settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter-priority auto

User chooses shutter speed; camera selects

 

S

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aperture for best results. Use to freeze or blur

 

 

 

motion.

 

 

 

User chooses aperture; camera selects shutter

 

A

Aperture-priority

speed for best results. Use to blur background

 

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or bring both foreground and background

 

 

 

into focus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User controls both shutter speed and

 

M

Manual (0 56)

aperture. Set shutter speed to “Bulb” or “Time”

 

 

 

for long time-exposures (0 58).

 

 

 

 

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