Nikon COOLPIX P520 Reference Manual page 69

P, S, A, M Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
P
(Programmed auto)
Use for autornatic control of the exposure by the carnera. IRI
• Different combinations of shutter speed and aperture
value can be selected without changing the exposure -'-_
by rotating the command dial ("flexible program").
While flexible program is in effect, a flexible program
mark (_IK)is displayed next to the mode indicator (P)
in the upper left of the monitor screen.
• To cancel the flexible program, rotate the command dial until the flexible
program mark (_K) is no longer displayed. Selecting another shooting mode, or
turning off the camera, also cancels flexible program.
S (Shutter-priority auto)
Use to shoot fast rnoving subjects with a fast strutter _
speed, or use to emphasize tile movements of a moving
subject with a slow shutter speed.
• Tile shutter speed can be adjusted by rotating tile
command dial.
A
(Aperture-priority auto)
Use to bring subjects including both tile foreground
and background into focus or blur the subject's
background intentionally.
• The aperture value can be adjusted by rotating the
multi selector.
M (Manual)
Use to control tile exposure according 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 of the monitor screen. Tile degree of
deviation in tile exposure indicator is displayed in EVs
(-2 to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV).
• Tile shutter speed can be adjusted by rotating tile command dial and tile
aperture value can be adjusted by rotating tile multi selector.
Exposure indicator
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