Originally posted by WMBP I'd like to see if I've got this straight. On the K10D,
- (Green) mode is more or less the same as Auto Pict on the K100D, that is, point and shoot, camera does all the thinking.
- P ("hyper program"?) mode is also a fairly automatic mode where the camera ensures that you'll get a good exposure, except that on the K10D, you can actually change the aperture OR the shutter speed in P mode and when you adjust one, the camera will adjust the other. I think in P mode on the K100D, you can't change the aperture or the shutter - although you can change the ISO, use exposure adjustment, etc.
- M ("hyper manual"?) mode is fully manual - camera will let you take a photo that it thinks is terribly exposed - although you can ask the camera to start you off with a correct exposure by clicking the small round green button near the shutter button.
Is that about right? If so, I'm wondering why anybody would ever use Av or Tv modes, given that P on the K10D seems to give you the same control but greater flexibility. What am I missing? Oh, and would it be a bad sin if I decided to shoot much of the time in P mode on the K10D?
Will
P.S. Some of you may be wondering about something not pertinent to this thread. Don't ask. I don't want to talk about it. ;-)
You also, within the modes need to consider the functionality of AUTO ISO.
Note the following:
User mode can be set to anything you want, and can have even different white balance than the other modes.
Sv mode modifies shutter and apature to get the best overall with a fixed sensitivity
Tv and Av modes function differently when auto ISO is selected
Manual mode, does not support Auto ISO, and as a result you can have up to 4 different ISO settings on the camera at one time, assuming you have set the program modes to Auto ISO, you can have a different ISO in manual, Sv mode and User mode.
I think the real use of the different modes, assuming you have taken the time to map out all the functions is to give as many "preset" customized functions as possible, although I would prefer that you could set each one, including white balance separately.
Unfortunately the manual does not really spell out all the interactions and what you can set independantly on each setting.