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Program Mode - What Is It? Is It Ok For Me To Use It?   Hi and welcome to Episode 106 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

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Program Mode is indicated by the letter P on a Canon Camera. In program mode the camera selects the aperture and the shutter speed when you press the shutter release half way. Program Mode is more advanced than full auto as it allows the user to select some settings rather than the camera doing all of this, and the aperture and shutter combination can be quickly adjusted by the photographer.

OK - Why am I talking about Program Mode?

Well it was something that came up in a previous episode. I will come onto that in the talky bit.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 107 - What Are Creative Modes In Photography - And What Are The Other Modes?

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