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S
h
oot pi
ct
ures usi
n
g
A
,
B
,
C
and
D
A
(Programmed Auto) Mode
Shoot pictures with shutter speed and aperture value set automatically by the
camera.
1
Rotate the mode dial to
A
.
2
Frame the subject and shoot.
•
Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) containing the subject closest to the camera
(
144).
Flexible Program
In mode
A
(Programmed Auto), different combinations of shutter
speed and aperture can be selected by rotating the command dial.
(“flexible program”). While flexible program is in effect, an asterisk
(
A
) appears next to the mode indicator (
A
) in the monitor.
•
Rotate the command dial to the right for large apertures (small f-
numbers) that blur background details or fast shutter speeds that
“freeze” motion.
•
Rotate the command dial to the left for small apertures (large f-
numbers) that increase depth of field or slow shutter speeds that
blur motion.
•
To disable flexible program, rotate the command dial until the
asterisk (
A
) next to the mode indicator is no longer displayed.
Selecting another mode, or turning off the camera, also disables
flexible program.
B
Note on Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is restricted to a maximum of 1/2 s when
Continuous
,
BSS
,
Continuous flash
and
Multi-shot 16
are set for
Continuous
140), or when any mode other than
Off
is set for
Auto
bracketing
14
14
1/125
1/125
F3.2
F3.2
1/125
F3.2
14
14
14
1/250
1/250
F2.7
F2.7
1/250
F2.7
14
