Kodak DCS500 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Exposure
Selecting the Shooting Mode
Your camera provides the following shooting modes:
Program AE
Shutter-priority AE
Aperture-priority AE
Depth-of-Field AE
Manual exposure
Bulb exposure.
Program AE Mode [P]
In Program AE mode the camera automatically sets the Shutter speed and aperture value
according to the subject brightness. This mode allows anyone to start capturing images
quickly without worrying about exposure settings. Five focusing points provide a wide
focusing area, making it easy to try out various picture compositions.
1 Turn on the camera by setting
the Main switch to (A).
2 Press and hold the Shooting
Mode Selector button while
turning the Main dial until “P”
appears in the Top LCD panel.
3 Look through the viewfinder
and cover the subject with one
of the five focusing points, then
press the Shutter button halfway
to focus.
When the subject is focused, the
AF frame used for focusing
temporarily lights red and the
viewfinder’s In-focus indicator
lights up in One-shot AF mode.
AF
ISO
MODE
M
Focusing points In-focus indicator