Olympus CAMEDIA C-5000 Zoom Reference Manual page 44

Shootmg modes
Setting-related modes
P Program shooting
The camera automaticaIly sets the most suitabIe combination of aperture
vatue and shutter speed according to the brightness of the subject Other
functions, such as flash modes and drive modes, can be adjusted manually.
A/S/M
Aperture priority/Shutter priority/Manual shooting
When the mode dial is set to A/S/M, the following items can be set with the
menus. _L_' "A/S/M mode" (P.68)
A
Aperture priority shooting
Allows you to set the aperture manuaIly The camera sets the shutter r,n
speed automatically. By decreasing the aperture vaIue (F-number), the _"
camera will focus within a smaIler range, producing a picture with a o
blurred background Increasing the value forces the camera to focus ,_
over a wider range in the forward and backward directions, resulting in o-
increased '=depth of field", in which both the subject and the background
are in focus.
Iz6"'Aperture priority shooting" (P.69)
Aperture (F-number) is Aperture (F-number) is
decreased increased
S Shutter priority shooting
AIIows you to set the shutter speed manually. The camera sets the
aperture automatically. Set the shutter speed according to the subject
and the type of effect you want.
_L_"Shutter priority shooting '_(P.70)
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