Nikon P80 - Manual (Page 63)

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(Programmed Auto) Mode
Shoot pictures with shutter speed and aperture value set automatically by the
camera (
A 48).
1
Rotate the mode dial to P.
2
Frame the subject, focus, and shoot.
At default setting, the camera automatically selects the
focus area containing the closest subject, from nine focus
areas, and adjusts focus accordingly (
A 102).
Flexible Program
In mode
P, different combinations of shutter speed and aperture
can be selected by rotating the command dial (“flexible program”).
While flexible program is in effect, an asterisk (*) appears next to the
mode indicator (
P) in the monitor.
• Rotate the command dial to the right for large apertures (small f-
numbers) that blur background details or fast shutter speeds that
“freeze” motion.
• Rotate the command dial to the left for small apertures (large f-
numbers) that increase depth of field or slow shutter speeds that
blur motion.
• To restore default shutter speed and aperture settings, rotate the
command dial until the asterisk next to the mode indicator is no
longer displayed. Selecting another mode, or turning off the
camera, also restores default shutter speed and aperture settings.
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Note on Shutter Speed
When
Continuous, BSS or Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous (A 98), or when a setting
other than
Off is selected for Auto bracketing (A 101), the slowest shutter speed available is
down to 1/2 sec.
20 20 20 1/125 1/125 F3.2 F3.2 1/125 F3.2
20 20 20 1/250 1/250 F2.8 F2.8 1/250 F2.8