Nikon COOLPIX P310 Reference Manual page 71

P, $, A, M
Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
P (Programmed auto) (_'_10)
Use for automatic control of tile exposure by tile camera.
• Different combinations of shutter speed and aperture
value can be selected without changing the exposure
by rotating the command dial during shooting
("flexible program'). While flexible program is in effect,
a flexible program mark (_K) is displayed next to the
mode indicator (P) in the upper left of the monitor.
• To cancel flexible program, rotate the command dial until the flexible program
mark (_K) is no longer displayed. Selecting another shooting mode, or turning
offthe camera, also cancels flexible program.
S (Shutter-priority auto) (_'_10)
Use to shoot fast moving subjects with a fast shutter
speed, or use to emphasize the movements of a
moving subject with a slow shutter speed.
• The shutter speed can be adjusted by rotating the
command dial.
A
(Aperture-priority auto) (_'_10)
Use to blur tile backgrounct or bring both tile
foreground and background into focus.
• The aperture value (:an be adjusted by rotating the
multi selector.
M (Manual) (_'_12)
Use to control tile exposure accorcting to shooting
requirements.
• When adjusting tile aperture value or shutter speed,
tile degree of deviation from tile exposure value
measured by tile camera is displayed in tile exposure
indicator. Tile degree of deviation in tile exposure
indicator is displayed in EVs(-2 to +2 EVin
increments of 1/3 EV).
• Tile shutter speed (:an be adjusted by rotating tile command dial and tile
aperture value (:an be adjusted by rotating tile multi selector.
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Exposure indicator
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