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5 FunctionReference

Changing the Exposure Mode

Apart from the Picture and Hmodes, this camera features the following five exposure modes.

Use the mode dial (p.110) to change the exposure mode.

Exposure

 

Exposure

Change

Change

Description

Compen-

Shutter

Mode

Aperture

 

sation

Speed

 

 

 

e

Automatically sets shutter speed

 

 

 

and aperture for taking pictures at

Yes

No

No

(Program)

the proper exposure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lets you set the desired shutter

 

 

 

b

speed for expressing moving

 

 

 

(Shutter

subjects. Take pictures of fast

Yes

Yes

No

Priority)

moving subjects that look still or

 

 

 

 

subjects that show movement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c

Lets you set the desired aperture

 

 

 

for controlling the depth of field.

Yes

No

Yes

(Aperture

Use to blur or sharpen the

Priority)

 

 

 

background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lets you set shutter speed and

 

 

 

a(Manual)

aperture to capture the picture

No

Yes

Yes

 

with creative intent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lets you capture images that

 

 

 

p(Bulb)

require slow shutter speeds such

No

No

Yes

 

as fireworks and night scenes.