Exposure; Program Shooting; Aperture Priority Shooting - Olympus E-450 Instruction Manual

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Exposure

Program shooting

The camera sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed automatically according to
the subject brightness.
Set the mode dial to P.
• When the shutter button is half-pressed, the shutter speed and
aperture value are displayed on the viewfinder. Releasing the shutter
button displays the shutter speed and aperture value on the super
control panel screen.
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Super Control panel
Program shift (%)
By turning the control dial in the P mode, you can change the combination of
aperture and shutter speed while maintaining the optimum exposure.
g"Program line diagram (P mode)" (P. 117)
• The program shift setting will not be canceled after shooting. To cancel
program shift setting, turn the control dial until the shooting mode indication
% on the viewfinder or super control panel changes to P or turn off the
power.
• Program shift is not available when you are using a flash.
TIPS
The shutter speed and aperture value are blinking:
j The optimum exposure cannot be obtained. For details, see "Exposure warning
display" (gP. 117).

Aperture priority shooting

The camera sets the optimum shutter speed automatically for the aperture value you have
selected. When you open the aperture (decrease the aperture value), the camera will focus
within a shorter range (shallow depth of field) and produce a picture with a blurred
background. When you close the aperture (increase the aperture value), the camera will
focus within a longer range. Use this mode when you wish to add changes to the background
representation. Before shooting, you can use the preview function to check how the
background will look in your picture. g"Preview function" (P. 46)
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Shutter speed
AF
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Shooting mode
Aperture value
Viewfinder
AF confirmation mark
Program shift
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