Contax 167MT - Programmed Auto Exposure; Shutter-priority Auto Exposure; Aperture-priority Auto Exposure; Manual Exposure

gram,
High-speed
Program
and
Low-speed
Program
modes.
< Shutter-priodty
Auto
Exposurc:
Tv >
lf
you
set
your
desired
shutter
speed,
the
camera
will
automatically
select the
aper-
ture
according
to the subject
brightness
to
provide
correct
exposure.
lt is suited
for
sports
photography.
<
Aperture.priodty
Auto Exposure:
Av >
lf
you
set
your
desired
aperture,
the
camera
will
automatically
control
the shut
ter speed
according
to the subject
brightness
to
provide
correct
exposure.
This mode allows
you
to
take
pictures
by
utilizing
the depth-olfield
effect
of
a lens.
< Manual
Exposure:
M >
ln
this
mode,
you
can select
both
the shut-
ter speed
and aperture
you
want to obtain
your
intended
results and effects.
Because
the exposure
you
have set
is displayed
in
the viewfinder,
you
can
take
intentionally
over- or
underexposed
pictures
without dif-
ficulty.
r
lf
you
are using an
AE
lens that
is not an
MM type,
you
cannot
take
pictures
in the
PRoGRAM
(PROGRAM
HIGH and PROGRAM
LOW)or
Tv
mode.
.
When
an AE
lens is mounted
on the
camera,
it switches
automatically
to the
Av mode
even
if it has been
set to the
PROGRAM
(PROGRAM
HIGH/LOW)
or Tv
mode. Since such
an
automatic
function
is
provided,
the camera
switches
automatical-
ly to the
Av mode when the
Main Switch
is at ON, even
if
you
have
made lens
interchange
between
MM
type lenses.
Therefore,
set
the PROGRAM
(PROGRAM
HIGH/LOW)
or Tv
mode again, or
change
the lens
with the
Main Switch
at OFF.
E
E
E
(D
Normal
Program:
PROGRAM
This
mode
provides
a
balanced
combina-
tion
of
shutter
speed
and
aperture
so
that
even
the beginner
can
take
pictures
with
confidence.
@
High-speed
Program:
PROGRAM
HIGH
This
program
gives
priority
to
a high shutter
speed
with an aperture
suited
for it. lt
is
good
for taking
fast
moving
subjects
such
as sports
scenes
as
well
as
portraits
with
a
blurred
background.
lt also
prevents
camera
shake
with telephoto
lenses.
O
Low-speed
Program:
PROGRAM
LOW
This
program
gives
priority
to a
low shutter
speed
with an
aperture
suited
for it.
lt is
good
{or landscape
shots
and
still-life
photos
with an
aperture
shopped
down.
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