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PROGRAM - P
Program exposure is set with the exposure-mode dial (p. 50). The program AE uses
luminance and focal-length information to calculate exposures. This allows the
photographer to shoot without worrying about exposure settings. The shutter speed and
aperture values of the exposure are displayed on the monitors and data panel. If the
brightness level of the scene is outside the exposure control range of the camera, the
shutter-speed and aperture displays turn red on the monitors and blink on the data panel.
Program-shift function allows adjustment to the shutter-speed/aperture combination
determined by the camera. The built-in flash cannot be used with program shift. The
camera gives priority to the flash exposure; once the flash is raised, any changes made
with program shift will be canceled.
As described in the basic recording operation (p. 33), press the shutter-release button
partway down until the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed.
PROGRAM SHIFT - P
S/PA
Turn either the front or rear control dial to shift the shutter speed and
aperture combination; each combination gives the equivalent
exposure. The values are shifted in 0.3Ev or 1/3 stop increments.
The front dial changes the shutter speed (P
S) and the rear dial
changes the aperture (P
A). If the lighting changes, the shifted value
remains fixed and the other display changes to compensate for the
required exposure.
