Changing The Exposure Mode - Pentax *istDL2 Operating Manual

Changing the Exposure Mode

This camera features five exposure modes along with the picture modes.
Use the mode dial (p.106) to change the exposure mode.
Exposure
Mode
Automatically sets shutter speed
e
and aperture for taking pictures at
(Program)
the proper exposure.
Lets you set the desired shutter
speed for expressing moving
b (Shutter
subjects. Take pictures of fast
Priority)
moving subjects that look still or
subjects that show movement.
Lets you set the desired aperture
c
for controlling the depth of field.
(Aperture
Use to blur the background or be
Priority)
sharp from front to back.
Lets you set shutter speed and
a (Manual) aperture to create the picture you
have in mind.
Lets you capture images that
p (Bulb) require slow shutter speeds such
as fireworks and night scenes.
Description
Exposure Change
Compen- Shutter
sation Speed
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes No
No Yes
No No
133
Change
Aperture
No
No
5
Yes
Yes
Yes