Pentax K-7 Changing the Exposure Mode

Changing the Exposure Mode

This camera features the following nine exposure modes. Use the mode dial to change the exposure mode. (p.39)

The settings available for each exposure mode are as follows.

Exposure	Characteristics	EV Com-	Change	Change	Change	Page
Mode		pensation	Shutter	Aperture	Sensi-
			Speed		tivity
B	Lets you capture	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	p.95
	images with fully
(Green)
	automatic settings.
	Automatically sets
	shutter speed and
	aperture to the proper
	exposure according
e(Hyper-	to Program Line when					p.96
	taking pictures. You	z	z	z	z
program)	can use the front and
	rear e-dials to switch
	between shutter
	priority and aperture
	priority.
	Automatically sets the				Other
K	shutter speed and
(Sensitivity	aperture to the proper	z	⋅	⋅	than	p.98
Priority)	exposure according				AUTO
	to the set sensitivity.
b	Lets you set the
	desired shutter speed			⋅		p.100
(Shutter		z	z		z
Priority)	for expressing
	moving subjects.
c	Lets you set the
	aperture for		⋅			p.102
(Aperture		z		z	z
	controlling the depth
Priority)	of field.
	Automatically sets the
	sensitivity so that the
L	manually set shutter
(Shutter &	speed and aperture	z	z	z	AUTO	p.104
Aperture	will give the proper				only
Priority)	exposure according
	to the brightness of
	the subject.

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