Olympus E-3 User Manual page 47

In addition to automatic selection of the shutter/aperture
combination, you can also let the camera set the ISO speed
automatically but you can limit the top range value it may set.
So, you could permit the camera – for example – to select freely
from ISO 100, 200 and 400 and to choose the shutter/aperture
value for you.
For 90% of reportage/documentary work, this setting will allow
you to simply "point and shoot" without having to bother about
any technicalities. It is truly a taste of technical freedom and
gives you an idea of what Maitani was talking about when he
no camera at all
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However, there are times when you know that the aperture
should be wider or the shutter speed needs to be lower to blur
some action for added effect. This is where PROGRAMME
SHIFT comes into play to make life easier.
PROGRAMME SHIFT (Ps)
Let us assume, for example, that the camera has selected a
combination of f=11 and a shutter value of 1/250 second. Let us
assume further that you would rather have the shutter speed set
to around 1/30 second so that the ballroom dancers in front of
you are captured with some movement in the frame. Simply turn
the main input dial to the left or right and a small "s" will appear
next to the P symbol thus: Ps.
This indicates that the EV value has been locked in the exposure
meter and that the camera is now shifting the shutter/aperture
combination either towards smaller apertures and slower speeds
or towards wider apertures and faster speeds depending on
which way you turn the dial.
The beauty of the E-3 system is that, unlike many other
programme shift modes,
exposure
. Thus the aperture or shutter speed value you want to
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the shifted value is not re-set after the