Reference Guide (PDF Edition)

Table Of Contents
Use the mode selector to choose the shooting mode.
Exposure
Choosing a Shooting Mode
Mode Description
AUTO
(b)
Auto (
0 95, 0 100)
A simple “point-and-shoot” mode that leaves the camera in
charge of settings.
P
Programmed auto
(
0 132)
Use for snapshots and in other situations in which there is
little time t
o adjust camera settings. The camera chooses
both shutt
er speed and aper
ture automatically.
S
Shutter-priority auto
(
0 132)
Use to freeze or blur motion. You choose the shutter speed;
the camera adjusts aper
tur
e aut
omatically.
A
Aperture-priority auto
(
0 134)
Use to blur backgrounds or bring both foreground and
b
ack
gr
ound into focus. You choose the aperture; the camera
adjusts shutter speed automatically.
M Manual (
0 135)
You control both shutter speed and aperture. Choose a
shutt
er speed o
f “Bulb” or “
Time” for long time-exposures.
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Exposure