Olympus E-3 User Manual page 48

use can be "left" in place until you decide to re-set the value to
normal programme or you switch off the camera.
A Graphic representation of a program shift setting
This means, in effect, that you can have a point and shoot
camera that can instantly be "set" to the same effective setting
you would apply in A or S modes by a simple turn of the input
dial.
If you couple this option to the AEB and other bracketing
commands available in the E-3 there is no end to the variety of
settings and results that can be obtained in programme – or
indeed any other – mode on the camera. (Note: Programme shift
does not operate in dedicated flash synchronisation mode)
If the aperture and shutter value display flashes then it is not
possible to set a balanced exposure. Either there is too much
light and over-exposure will be the result or the value to which
the camera has been shifted cannot be correctly matched with
the available aperture or shutter speed range.
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