GXR FAQs - By Product

[Question] About the P mode (P: Program Shift mode) (A12 28mm).

• Select a low f-number (open aperture) to emphasize the main subject by blurring background. Selecting a high f-number (close aperture) brings both the background and main subject into focus.

• Making the shutter speed faster will capture a moment like having the fast-moving subject stop. Or making the shutter speed slower will capture a trail of the moving subject, which will be able to create the scene in fluid motion.

Operating procedure

• 1.While pressing the mode dial lock release button, turn the mode dial to [P].
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• 2.Press the shutter release button halfway. The current shutter speed and aperture combination is displayed on the screen.
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• The selected mode symbol will be displayed in the picture display,

• 3.Remove your finger from the shutter release button.

• 4.Turn the Up-down dial to select a different combination of shutter speed and aperture.
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• The aperture and shutter speed combination appears for about 10 seconds. During this period you can adjust the setting with the Up-down dial.

• 5.Press the shutter release button to shoot.

This is an example of the shutter speed and aperture combinations available when [Flash Off] and [ISO 200] have been selected. The gray area shows a guide of the available shift ranges. The actual value will vary depending on EV (exposure value).