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unique exposure modes you ll always get the right exposure and with the settings you want shooting with the k10d in the program automatic mode offers a hyper program shift function to instantly change the shutter speed or aperture when you change either of these settings the other exposure parameter automatically changes accordingly for proper exposure the hyper program function is accessible by two ergonomically placed dials on the front and the back of the camera the k10d presents multiple options for automatic exposure the new sensitivity-priority ae sv mode is designed to automatically select the optimum combination of aperture and shutter speed for a user-selected sensitivity in the sv mode you can shift the sensitivity simply by turning a dial the shutter-priority tv mode lets you choose the optimal shutter speed and the aperture-priority av mode lets you select the appropriate aperture another exposure mode offered by the k10d is shutter aperturepriority ae tav which is designed to automatically select the most appropriate sensitivity for a user-selected shutter speed aperture combination if you are working with pentax f fa da or dfa series lenses you can benefit from the mtf data a microchip in the lens passes information to the camera regarding the optically optimal and lens-specific aperture to use.

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