Nikon D5000 tP, S, A, and M Modes

tP, S, A, and M Modes

P, S, A, and M modes offer control over a variety of advanced settings, including shutter speed and aperture, metering, flash compensation, and white balance.

Shutter Speed and Aperture .......................................................................................	80
Mode P (Programmed Auto)...................................................................................................	81
Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto)...............................................................................................	82
Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto)...........................................................................................	83
Mode M (Manual)........................................................................................................................	84
Long Time-Exposures (M Mode Only) ..............................................................................	86
Exposure .........................................................................................................................	88	t
Metering.........................................................................................................................................	88
Autoexposure Lock.....................................................................................................................	89
Exposure Compensation ..........................................................................................................	90
Flash Compensation ..................................................................................................................	92
Active D-Lighting........................................................................................................................	94
White Balance ................................................................................................................	96
Fine-Tuning White Balance......................................................................................................	98
Preset Manual...............................................................................................................................	99
Bracketing.......................................................................................................................	103
Picture Controls .............................................................................................................	106
Selecting a Picture Control ......................................................................................................	106
Modifying Existing Picture Controls.....................................................................................	108
Creating Custom Picture Controls ........................................................................................	111
Sharing Custom Picture Controls ..........................................................................................	113
The GP-1 GPS Unit .........................................................................................................	114

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