Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
It apparently has a set of variable presets which can be tweaked by the camera for different scenarios like sports which uses a fast shutter or landscape which probably uses a high f-stop or low f-stop for twilight without flash etc. Program auto seems be totally light meter driven. But I'm not 100% sure.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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