> > There is also a thing called hyper something or other. > The word hyper scared me off, and I still don't know > what hyper whatever does.
Probably my favourite feature (also found on the PZ-1p). If you put the camera in HyperProgram mode then it starts off in full-program point-and-shoot mode. Turn the front finger-wheel to select a shutter speed and the camera will automatically switch to Shutter Priority, maintaining the shutter speed you selected. Turn the rear thumb-wheel instead to select an aperture value and the camera will switch to Aperture Priority mode. Whenever you explicitly choose a setting (shutter speed or aperture) the camera keeps that value, and adjusts the other setting to expose the image properly (according to the current metering mode). And if you want to go back to full program mode just push the button marked with the little green dot. On the PZ-1p, but not on the *ist-D as far as I can see, there's also a HyperManual mode. It's basically metered manual, except that whenever you push the green button the camera will adjust either the shutter speed or the aperture (or both; which to change is a user-selectable preference) to whatever the metering system says for correct exposure. If you don't like the combination the camera chooses then simply push the ML button to lock the exposure and adjust either the shutter speed or the aperture; the camera will adjust the other one to maintain the same exposure value.
