Olympus C-7070 Zoom C-7070 Instruction Manual - Page 57

Advanced shooting functions Program shift P (Program shooting) mode's program shift allows you to change the combination of aperture value and shutter speed without altering the exposure. Mode dial 1 Press ac to change the shutter speed and aperture value. • S is displayed on the control panel. • Press a, then press c once during program shift to reset. Or, press c, and press a once during program shift to reset. • Changing the shooting mode also cancels program shift. • The shift range may be limited by subject brightness or flash settings. 4 Aperture priority shooting This function 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, resulting in increased "depth of field" in which both the subject and the background are in focus. Use this mode when you want to play with how the background is depicted. Aperture value (F-number) is decreased. Aperture value (F-number) is increased. 57