Shooting With Program Auto - Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

[] Night view/portrait
• The shmtcr .',peed is slower, so using a tripod is recommended. Tile Super SleadyShoi lunciion is also
ettcctix e, (_ _l_,l_ .5in "RUM Thi_ F#;_t")
Night portrait
Shoots portraits in dark places.
Pull up the flash to use it.
• Tile shuuer speed is up to 2 seconds.
• Titke care that the sut_iect does not move to prevent the image trom blurring.
Night view
Shoots night scenes at a distance without losing the dark atmosphere of
the surroundings.
Do not use the flash (Push the flash back duwn).
• The picture inay not be taken properly when shooling a wholly dark night scene,
In program autu mode. the camera autumatically atliusls the shutter speed and tile aperture
accurding lu the brighhmss uf Ihe subject
jUSl as
ill Ihe
autu adjustment
mode (mude dial:
AUTO).
Program Shift
Yuu can temporarily change Ille aperture value and shutter speed combination that was
atljusted by tile canmra.
There are two methods fur tile program shift function.
Ps shift: You can choose the desired shutter speed. The aperture value is ac[iusted
automatically. This setting is tile def:mlt setting.
PA shift: You can choose the desired aperture value. The shutter speed is adjusted
automatically.
• You can switch the Ps shill and tile PAshill wilh [Ctrl dial set] in the _ Custom menu (page 94).
Mode dial
Shutter button --
Control dial
g
g_
(_) Sel the mode dial to P.
@ Look into file viewfiuder or press Ihe shutter hullon halfway down unlil the shulter speed and
aperlure value are displayed on the LCD monilor.
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