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EXPLICIT DETAILS
These were the basics. Keep reading for explicit details.
CONTROLS
TOP PANEL CONTROLS
Nikon D40 Top Panel Controls.
Exposure Mode Selector Knob
(shown above.) Spin it to select among P, S, A and M exposure modes. I ignore the green AUTO
(as shown above) and the other convenience modes (flower, lady in hat, etc.).
Many of the menu options are shown only after you select the FULL MENUS option in the
Setup Menu (page 35) and are often deactivated in anything except the P, S, A and M
exposure modes.
P: Program Automatic Exposure Mode
I use "P" for program auto exposure. In this mode the camera chooses the f/stop and shutter
speed for you.
It's easy to get to any aperture or shutter speed you prefer in this mode: simply move the rear dial
to shift them. This selects alternate combinations of f/stops and shutter speeds (page 88) which
give the same exposure. Nikon calls this "Program Shift." A *P symbol appears on the bottom left
of the viewfinder, to the left of the shutter speed.
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