Polaroid MAXXUM HTsi instruction manual Mode Aperture Priority

LEVEL III

In this section you take full creative control of your camera. Depending on the selected exposure mode, you will control the aperture, shutter speed, or both to capture your image.

In the previous sections, only the Program (P) exposure mode has been explored. Here you will learn to use the Aperture Priority (A), Shutter Priority (S), and Manual (M) exposure modes. Select A-mode to control the depth-of-field in your images. Set S-mode to control the way moving subjects appear in your images. Set M-mode when you want full control over all the exposure functions.

A-Mode	Manually select aperture	39
S-Mode	Manually select shutter speed	42
M-Mode	Manually select the shutter speed	45
	and the aperture

• Each exposure mode can be explored independently.

A-MODE – APERTURE PRIORITY

In A-mode, you select the aperture and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed required for proper exposure. Set the camera to A-mode when you want to control the range of sharpness (depth- of-field) in an image. Refer to Aperture Control on page 41.

1. Turn the function dial to .

2. Press the function button and

turn the control dial until A appears in the data panel.

3. Turn the control dial to select the aperture.

If 4000 or 30 s blinks in the data panel, the required setting is beyond the camera’s shutter speed range. Turn the control dial until the blinking stops.

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