Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Mirrorless Camera - Manual (Page 44)

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Shooting
2
Letting the camera choose aperture and shutter speed
( P : Program AE)
The camera chooses the optimal aperture and shutter speed according to subject
brightness.
1 Rotate the mode dial to P .
2 Focus and check the display.
• The shutter speed and aperture chosen by the camera
are displayed.
3 Take pictures.
ISO-A
200
1023
1:02:03 P
S-IS AUTO S-IS AUTO
250 F5.6 0.0
30p 30p
4K
Y F Y F
100 %
Shooting mode
Shutter speed
Aperture
Subject Too Dark or Too Bright
If the camera is unable to achieve optimal exposure, the shutter-speed and aperture
displays will
fl ash as shown.
Display Problem/solution
Large aperture (low f/-number)/
slow shutter speed
60" 60" F2.8 F2.8
The subject is too dark.
• Use a
fl ash.
Small aperture (high f/-number)/
fast shutter speed
F22 F22 8000 8000
Subject is too bright.
• The limits of the camera metering system have been
exceeded. Use a third-party ND (Neutral Density)
fi lter to reduce the amount of light entering the
camera.
• Shutter speeds as fast as 1/32000 s are available
in s (silent) mode. g “Shooting without shutter
sound (Silent s )” (P. 81), “Performing the
sequential/self-timer shooting” (P. 98)
• When using a fi xed [ K ISO] setting, change the setting. g “Changing ISO sensitivity
(ISO)” (P. 75, 91)
• The aperture value shown when the displays fl ash varies with the lens and focal length.