Shooting Basics; Shooting Mode - Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom Quick Start Manual

Shooting mode

The shooting mode includes modes where the optimal settings for the situation
are automatically selected, and modes where you can select the settings best
suited to the shooting conditions and the effect you wish to achieve.
You can change the mode with the camera turned on, or off.
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Shooting mode
Setting-related modes
P
Program shooting
The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed
for the brightness of the subject. Other functions, such as flash mode and record
mode, can be adjusted manually.
Program shift
Program shift allows you to change the combination of aperture value and
shutter speed set by the camera without altering the exposure.
• Press ac to change the aperture value and the shutter speed that
determines an appropriate exposure.
• Ps is displayed on the monitor in the program shift mode.
• To cancel the program shift mode, do one of the following:
• If the combination of shutter speed and aperture value was changed by pressing a,
press c until Ps goes out.
• If the combination of shutter speed and aperture value was changed by pressing c,
press a until Ps goes out.
• Change the mode to A, S, M, r or n.
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Mode dial
Situation-related
modes
mode
Playback mode
Setting-related modes