Other Shooting Options; Point-And-Shoot" Photography (P Program Mode) - Olympus E-P3 Instruction Manual

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Other shooting options

"Point-and-shoot" photography (P program mode)

In mode P, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture in response
to subject brightness.
Set the mode dial to P.
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Take pictures.
• The shutter speed and aperture
selected by the camera are displayed
in the monitor.
• Rotate the main (or sub) dial for
program shift.
Press the F button (F) and rotate
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a dial to adjust exposure compensation.
Program shift (%)
In P and ART modes, you can rotate a dial to choose
different combinations of aperture and shutter speed without
altering exposure. This is known as "program shift." "s"
appears next to the shooting mode during program shift.
To cancel program shift, rotate the dial in the opposite
direction until "s" is no longer displayed.
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Cautions
• Program shift is not available when you are using a fl ash.
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Cautions
• The shutter speed and aperture displays fl ash if the camera is unable to achieve optimal
exposure. See "Exposure warning display" (P. 103).
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Tips
• Changing the roles of the main and sub dials. [Dial Function]:
Locking the dials to prevent accidental changes to settings. [dLock]:
g "Customizing camera settings" (P. 81)
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I S O
400
Shooting mode P
Shutter speed Aperture value
I S O
400
P
250 F5.6 250
s
Program shift
AF confi rmation mark
L
N
HD
01:02:03 01:02:03
250 250 F5.6 0.0 0.0
38 38
L N
HD
01:02:03 01:02:03
0.0 0.0
38 38