Nikon D5000 User Manual page 97

P,S,A,andM Modes
P,S,A,and M modes offer control over a variety of advanced settings, including shutter
speed and aperture, metering, flash compensation, and white balance.
Shutter Speed and Aperture ....................................................................................... 80
Mode P (Programmed Auto) ................................................................................................... 81
Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto) ............................................................................................... 82
Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto) ........................................................................................... 83
Mode M (Manual) ........................................................................................................................ 84
Long Time-Exposures (M Mode Only) .............................................................................. 8 6
Exposure ........................................................................................................................ 88
Metering ....................................................................................................................................... 88
Autoexposure Lock ..................................................................................................................... 89
Exposure Compensation .......................................................................................................... 90
Flash Compensation .......................................................................................................... 92
Active D-Lighting ........................................................................................................................ 94
White Balance ................................................................................................................ 96
Fine-Tuning White Balance ...................................................................................................... 98
Preset Manual ............................................................................................................................... 99
Bracketing ....................................................................................................................... 103
Picture Controls ...................................................................................... 106
Selecting a Picture Control ...................................................................................................... 106
Modifying Existing Picture Controls ..................................................................................... 108
Creating Custom Picture Controls ........................................................................................ 111
Sharing Custom Picture Controls .......................................................................................... 113
The GP-1 GPS Unit ......................................................................................................... 114
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