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P and
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P and M Modes
P
(Programmed Auto) Mode
The camera automatically sets shutter speed and aperture.
Adjust shooting menu settings such as white balance and ISO sensitivity, as well as
the continuous shooting mode.
1
Rotate the mode dial
to
P
.
2
Adjust settings to suit the subject or your creative intent.
Press
d
and adjust shooting menu settings (
75).
Adjust the flash mode (
31), and exposure
compensation (
32) settings.
3
Frame the subject and take the picture.
When a face looking toward the camera is recognized,
the camera will focus on the face surrounded by a double
border by default.
When taking pictures of subjects other than people, or framing a subject with which no
face is recognized, the camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine)
containing the subject closest to the camera.
See
AF area mode
(
86) and “Shooting with Face-Priority” (
87) for more
information about face priority.
B
Noise Reduction
When shooting under low lighting, processing to reduce noise may be performed automatically,
except when
Continuous
,
BSS
, or
Multi-shot 16
is selected for
Continuous
, increasing the time
required to save pictures.
B
Note on P (Programmed Auto) Mode
When shooting poorly-lit subjects with
Continuous
,
BSS
, or
Multi-shot 16
selected, slower shutter
speeds may not be available.