Exposure Mode - Nikon 1 V1 Reference Manual

Exposure Mode

The options in the exposure mode menu offer varying degrees
of control over shutter speed and aperture.
An automatic, "point-and-shoot" mode in which the
h Scene auto
camera not only chooses shutter speed and aperture
selector
but adjusts other settings to suit the subject (0 23).
The camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal
P Programmed exposure (0 113). Recommended for snapshots and in
other situations in which there is little time to adjust
auto
camera settings.
You choose the shutter speed; the camera selects an
S Shutter-priority
aperture for best results (0 114). Use to freeze or blur
auto
motion.
You choose the aperture; the camera selects a shutter
speed for best results (0 115). Use to blur the back-
A Aperture-
priority auto ground or bring both foreground and background into
focus.
You control both shutter speed and aperture (0 116).
M Manual Set shutter speed to "Bulb" or "Time" for long time-expo-
sures.
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