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Panasonic G7: The A and S modes seem to be the same?

Started Jan 26, 2020 | Discussions thread
Guy Parsons
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Re: Panasonic G7: The A and S modes seem to be the same?
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Brisn5757 wrote:

I understood that if I set my camera to the A mode then the camera will auto set the shutter speed and I have not control over the shutter setting.
That does not seem to be the case as I can still adjust the shutter speed using the cameras top front control wheel while in the A mode. It seems the same when I get the camera to the S mode as I still can adjust either the aperture or the shutter speed using the cameras top dials.

Does the S or A mode have a purpose on the camera or can they just be grouped together as a A/S mode?

Brian

Of course A and S modes are different things.

No Panasonic here but on my Oly E-P5 when in A mode the rear dial fiddles the aperture choice, the front dial fiddles the exposure compensation, so naturally the shutter speed changes when you fiddle the front dial.

Likewise the S mode, rear dial fiddles the chosen shutter speed and front dial fiddles the exposure compensation, so again the  aperture changes as you fiddle the exposure compensation.

That all assumes a fixed ISO, use Auto ISO and things get a bit more tricky.

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