Exposure Modes; Programmed Ae - P; Aperture Priority - A - Minolta DiMAGE F300 Instruction Manual

Exposure modes

Programmed AE - P

The program exposure mode controls both the shutter speed and aperture to ensure perfect expo-
sures. The sophisticated exposure system allows the photographer the freedom to shoot without hav-
ing to worry about the technical details of exposure settings. The shutter speed and aperture values
of the exposure are displayed on the monitor. If shutter speed and aperture displays turn red, the
scene is beyond the exposure control range of the camera. This exposure mode is also used in the
auto-recording mode, but the exposure-mode indicator is not displayed.

Aperture priority - A

The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appropri-
ate shutter speed to ensure the correct exposure. When aperture priority
is selected, the aperture value on the monitor turns blue and a double
arrow icon appears next to it. If the LCD monitor is turned off, the aper-
ture value is fixed at the last setting and cannot be changed. The flash
mode is set to flash cancel. Fill-flash and fill-flash with red-eye reduction
can be selected (p. 32).
58 M -
ULTI FUNCTION RECORDING
Use the left/right keys of the
1
controller (1) to set the aper-
ture. The aperture value can be
changed in half stop incre-
ments. Press the shutter-
release button to activate the
exposure system; the corre-
sponding shutter speed will be
displayed on the monitor.