Nikon P80 - Manual (Page 64)

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(Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode
Set the shutter speed and shoot pictures (
A 48).
1
Rotate the mode dial to S.
2
Rotate the command dial to choose
the shutter speed value between
1/2,000 sec. and 8 sec.
3
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).
B
S (Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode
• If the selected shutter speed would result in the picture being over- or underexposed, the shutter-
speed display will flash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another
shutter speed and try again.
• At speeds slower than 1/4 sec, the shutter speed indicator will turn red to show that noise
reduction ( A 105) is recommended to reduce “noise” in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly
colored dots.
B
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 1/125 F2.8 F2.8 F2.8
20 20 20 1/250 1/250 1/250 F2.8 F2.8 F2.8