Nikon P6000 - Manual (Page 66)

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A
, B
, C
and
D
A (Programmed Auto) Mode
Shoot pictures with shutter speed and aperture value set automatically by the
camera.
1
Rotate the mode dial to A.
2
Frame the subject and shoot.
• Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) containing the subject closest to the camera
(
A144).
Flexible Program
In mode A (Programmed Auto), 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
(A) appears next to the mode indicator (
A) 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 disable flexible program, rotate the command dial until the
asterisk (A) next to the mode indicator is no longer displayed.
Selecting another mode, or turning off the camera, also disables
flexible program.
B
Note on Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is restricted to a maximum of 1/2 s when Continuous, BSS, Continuous flash and
Multi-shot 16 are set for Continuous (
A140), or when any mode other than Off is set for Auto
bracketing ( A143).
14 14 1/125 1/125 F3.2 F3.2 1/125 F3.2 14
14 14 1/250 1/250 F2.7 F2.7 1/250 F2.7 14