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Pentax\u2019s ingenuity\u00a0with these exposure modes, set their cameras apart from other cameras. It is a super-easy and intuitive way to work with Manual and Program exposure modes. So it is good news that Pentax has continued doing this with their latest camera, the flagship Pentax K-1 \u00a0(B&H<\/em> <\/a>\/ Amazon<\/em><\/a>), in addition to all the other features of this camera.<\/p>\n When Pentax brought out the Pentax Z-1 \/ PZ-1 in the early 90\u2019s, they re-thought the way a camera\u2019s exposure modes should to be implemented. What they came up with was inspired.\u00a0 Their new camera\u00a0had the usual range of exposures modes we all know, such as Shutter Priority (Tv) and Aperture Priority (Av).\u00a0\u00a0 But\u00a0Program mode became\u00a0Hyper-Program; and\u00a0Manual mode became Hyper-Manual.\u00a0 Sure this sounded gimmicky, until you handled the camera and realized what they achieved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hyper-Program\u00a0<\/strong>worked like Program mode, except that if you dialed the shutter button, it would immediately change to Shutter Priority (Tv), as you change to specific shutter speeds.\u00a0 Similarly, if you dialed the Aperture dial, then the camera instantly changed to Aperture Priority mode (Av), as you set the aperture.\u00a0 No need to switch mode dials on the top of the camera.\u00a0 You just turned either the aperture dial or shutter speed dial to change between the modes at will. And if you wanted to return to the usual Program mode, you just hit the * (star) button.\u00a0\u00a0 Intuitive and\u00a0simple.\u00a0\u00a0 (And no, this is completely different than Program Shift.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hyper-Manual<\/strong>\u00a0worked a similar elegant magic in how you controlled the camera\u2019s manual exposure mode.\u00a0 Let\u2019s say you rely on your built-in meter in this scenario.\u00a0 If you use any other camera in manual exposure mode, you have to dial the shutter button and aperture button to get to the correct combination for proper exposure.\u00a0 With Hyper-Manual, you just hit\u00a0the * button, and the camera entered a combination of settings for you, depending on where you pointed your camera.\u00a0 This combination of settings could be according to a Program-mode line, or according to the shutter speed your camera happened to be at; or the aperture your camera happened to be at.\u00a0 (This was set deeper in the menu according to your preference.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let\u2019s say you knew you\u2019d be working at f2.8 .. then you\u2019d just hit the * button and the appropriate shutter speed was entered for you.\u00a0 Perfect for working with the camera\u2019s spot-meter.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve ever tried to spot-meter with a long lens on your camera while hand-holding it, AND looking at your metering display .. then you know how tough it is.\u00a0 But with Hyper-Manual mode, you just hit the * button while looking precisely where your spot-meter is aiming.\u00a0\u00a0Much faster.\u00a0 You just hit one button with your thumb, and you\u2019re set.<\/p>\n Now, should you decide you have the correct exposure, but want to change your shutter speed or aperture, then you hit the Exposure Lock button, and change either the aperture or shutter speed .. and the other setting will follow in relation to the metering value that was entered.<\/p>\n With any other camera, let\u2019s say you have 1\/500th @ f2.8 but you want 1\/200th @ f4.5 .. then you\u2019d have to turn both dials by the same amount of clicks.\u00a0 But with Hyper-Manual mode, you lock the exposure combination, and just change the one dial. Either one.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n The way these two modes work is such an incredible stroke of genius, that any camera that doesn\u2019t have those two modes, is severely hampered already. \u00a0I wish every camera manufactured would adopt Pentax\u2019s Hyper-Program and Hyper-Manual modes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I’ve seen comments\u00a0on various forums, and one of the questions that pop up every so often from various people, is whether program shift isn’t the same as Hyper-Program.<\/p>\n No, it isn’t. Here’s the difference:<\/p>\n With Program shift<\/strong>, your aperture and shutter speed is changed as you shift it. ie, with Program shift, a combination of 1\/125th @ f5.6 will become: or, the other way around, this combination becomes: As you can see, the shutter speed and<\/em>\u00a0aperture vary simultaneously<\/em>. This might be implemented differently for different camera makes and models, but this is how Program Shift is generally done.<\/p>\n With Hyper-Program<\/strong>, when you touch the shutter speed dial, the shutter speed is fixed at whatever you dial it to. In other words, it becomes Shutter Priority \/ Tv.<\/p>\n When you touch the aperture dial, the aperture is fixed at whatever you dial it to. And back .. you can flip between Tv \/ Av and Pgm at will like that.<\/p>\n So … very different from Program Shift.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pentax hyper-manual and hyper-program exposure modes Pentax\u2019s ingenuity\u00a0with these exposure modes, set their cameras apart from other cameras. It is a super-easy and intuitive way to work with Manual and Program exposure modes. 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Hyper-Manual<\/h2>\n
How it works in real use<\/h2>\n
Hyper-Program vs. Program Shift<\/h2>\n
\n1\/100th @ f6.3
\n1\/80th @ f7.1<\/p>\n
\n1\/160th @ f5
\n1\/200th @ 4.5<\/p>\n
\nIn other words, it becomes Aperture Priority \/ Av.<\/p>\n