Minolta 800si - Manual (Page 28)

A - APERTURE PRIORITY MODE
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P - PROGRAM EXPOSURE MODE
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In A mode, you select the aperture
and the camera automatically sets
the shutter speed required for
proper exposure. Use A mode when
you want to control the depth-of-
field in an image (p 55, p 114).
While pressing the exposure-
mode button, turn either
control dial until A appears in
the data panel.
Release the exposure-mode
button to enter the selection.
Compose your scene and
turn either control dial to
select the desired aperture.
The aperture display will
change in 1/2-stop increments
with each click of the dial.
• Use the depth of field button to check the focusing range (p 114).
• If the shutter speed blinks in the
viewfinder or data panel, the required
setting is beyond the camera's shutter
speed range. Turn the control dial
until the blinking stops to select
another aperture.
• In P A mode, if the shutter speed blinks, turn the rear control dial until
the blinking stops.
• If the aperture blinks in P S mode, turn the front control dial until the
blinking stops.
• The built-in flash or an attached accessory flash cannot be used in P A
and P S mode. If the built-in flash is up or an accessory flash is
attached to the camera and the flash-on indicator appears in the
viewfinder, P A and P S mode cannot be selected.
P S - Turn the front dial until the
desired shutter speed setting
appears in the viewfinder and body
data panels. P
S appears in the
body data panel.
• The shutter-speed will not change,
even if lighting conditions change.
The aperture value will be set
automatically.
CANCELLING P A OR P S MODE
To cancel P A or P S and return to P mode, press the exposure-
mode button.
P
A and P S will also be cancelled when the built-in flash is raised.
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