Setting the Exposure for Shooting (A, B, C, DModes)

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A(Programmed Auto) Mode

The camera sets the shutter speed and aperture value automatically for optimal exposure.

1 Rotate the mode dial to A.

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2 Frame the subject and shoot.

• In the default setting, the camera automatically selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the focus area (active focus area) lights in green (maximum of nine areas) (A84).

Flexible Program

In mode A(Programmed auto), different combinations of shutter speed and aperture value can be selected by rotating the command dial without changing the exposure (“flexible program”). While flexible program is in effect, a flexible program mark (A) appears next to the mode indicator (A) in the upper left of the monitor.

•Rotate the command dial to the right for large apertures (small f-

numbers) when you want to blur background details, or for fast

 

shutter speeds to capture fast-moving subjects.

 

• Rotate the command dial to the left for small apertures (large f-

 

numbers) when you want to increase depth of field, or for slow

 

shutter speeds to emphasize the motion of a subject.

 

• To cancel flexible program, rotate the command dial until the

 

flexible program mark (A) is no longer displayed. Selecting

 

another mode, or turning off the camera, also cancels flexible

 

program.

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BNotes on A(Programmed Auto) Shooting

When the subject is too dark or too bright, it may not be possible to obtain the appropriate exposure. In such cases, the shutter speed indicator and aperture value indicator blink when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. It may be possible to obtain the appropriate exposure by changing settings such as the built-in ND filter (A184) and ISO sensitivity (A74).

CShutter Speed

The shutter speed may be restricted by other settings. See “Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A108) for more information.

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