Taking pictures
Program mode
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The camera automatically sets both shutter speed and aperture value according to the
brightness of the subject.
You can change various settings in the [Rec] menu.
• About recording modes (→48)
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Aperture and shutter speed are shown in red, if an
appropriate exposure is not possible. You should
either use the flash, change [Sensitivity] settings or
set [Min. Shtr Speed] to a slower speed.
Aperture value Shutter speed
Program Shift
In Program Mode, you can change the preset aperture value and shutter speed without
changing the exposure. This is called Program Shift.
You can make the back- and foreground more blurred by decreasing the aperture value
or record a moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed.
Press the shutter button halfway
Select the desired shutter speed/
aperture value combination
Program Shift indicator ( )
Setting display
• To cancel Program Shift
→ Rotate the dial until the Program Shift
indicator goes off.
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When the camera is turned off, Program Shift is canceled.
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Program Shift may not function for some subject brightness levels.
Setting display
Shutter speed
(Automatic adjustment)
Aperture value
(Automatic adjustment)