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4
The Mode Dial
Before shooting, press the mode
dial lock release (
q
) and rotate
the mode dial to choose a shoot-
ing mode (
w
).
5
(auto)
: The camera
sets shutter speed
and aperture for op-
timal exposure (page
17).
M
(manual exposure)
:
You choose shutter
speed and aperture
(page 44).
MY1
,
MY2
,
MY3
(“my settings”)
: Recall settings
saved using
Reg. My Settings
(pages 53,
114–116).
A
(aperture priority)
: You
choose an aperture
and let the camera
adjust the shutter
speed for optimal ex-
posure (page 42).
4
(scene)
: Opti-
mize settings for the
current subject or
scene or shoot mov-
ies (pages 46–52).
S
(shutter priority)
: You
choose a shutter
speed and let the
camera adjust aper-
ture for optimal ex-
posure (page 43).
P
(program shift)
: You
choose from com-
binations of shutter
speed and aper-
ture that produce
the same exposure
(page 40).