Program mode

[armando_m]

So .. yesterday I went on a trip out to the country, one of the guys had a remote control choper and took it out while the food was ready, I was feeling quite tired and shot in program mode, the camera worked beautifully, sometimes is nice to give up control, the D300 can do nicely as a point and shoot (rather large and heavy though)



Still shot in Raw and passed it through photomatix

[Jimmy B]

PM can be used as lazy manual. I can under/over expose shots as needed. Nice capture with the blurred rotor blades.
Jimmy B

[LeeIs]

I never understood what the P mode is for...

so it basically makes it a point and shoot? I don't get it. So you don't choose neither shutter or aperture? how about iso, etc?

Maybe I should try it out on my D300.

[Old Timer]

Nice capture on this fast mover Armando. I have to admit that Program Mode gets used on my D700 a lot with I'm around the fast moving grandsons.

[Grandpaw]

Very nice shot! Helicopter has very good detail, Jeff

[CaraRose]

I never understood what the P mode is for...

so it basically makes it a point and shoot? I don't get it. So you don't choose neither shutter or aperture? how about iso, etc?

Maybe I should try it out on my D300.

In program, at least with canon, you have the option to override the settings the camera chooses. Canon also has a Full Auto mode, which does not allow the user to override settings (I've always heard it refereed to as "idiot mode".

I'd guess Nikon has similar modes?

[armando_m]

Thanks for the comments
just FYI, the lens used is the 18-200 VR @200mm F9 1/320 ISO 200

Cara is right , program mode will select a correct exposure, you can tweak it with the rear control wheel so it uses faster or slower speed, and will adjust the aperture accordingly,
it will show P* on the top display to indicate it is not the "default" P mode.

Cara, there is no full auto mode on the D300 , I had it on the D40

Liban , P mode keeps your ISO settings, focus settings, it just starts with a good aperture and speed selection.

[LeeIs]

Thanks for the explanation

Also forgot to mention. This was a very well captured image!