Olympus C-770 Reference Manual - Page 50

Shooting modes Setting-related modes P Program shooting Allows you to take still pictures. The camera sets the aperture and shutter speed. Other functions, such as flash modes and drive modes, can be adjusted manually. p Aperture priority/Shutter priority/Manual shooting When the mode dial is set to p, the following items can be set with the menus. g"A/S/M mode" (P.73) A Aperture priority shooting 3 Allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera sets the shutter speed automatically. By decreasing the aperture value (F-number), the camera will focus within a smaller range, producing a picture with a blurred background. Increasing the value forces the camera to focus over a wider range in the forward and backward directions, resulting in increased "depth of field", in which both the subject and the background are in focus. g"Aperture priority shooting" (P.74) Shooting basics Aperture (F-number) is decreased. Aperture (F-number) is increased. 49