Canon 9337B001, 30D28135, 30D1785 manual Checking the Depth of Field, Aperture Value Display

Aperture-Priority AE

● If the 30” shutter speed blinks, the scene is too dark. Turn the 〈 〉 dial to reduce the aperture value (larger aperture).

● If the 4000 shutter speed blinks, the scene is too bright. Turn the 〈 〉 dial to increase the aperture value (smaller aperture).

Aperture Value Display

You can set the aperture in half stops as shown below. The higher the aperture value, the smaller the aperture opening. The range of aperture settings displayed depends on the lens mounted on the camera.

1.01.2 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.6 6.7 8.0 9.5 11 13 16 19 22 27

32 38 45 54 64 76 91

If no lens is mounted on the camera, the aperture setting is displayed as 00.

● You can also set the camera so that you can set the aperture value in 1/3-stop increments. (C.Fn-4 →124)

●You can fix the shutter speed at 1/200 second for shooting with a flash. (C.Fn-6-1 →126)

Checking the Depth of Field

You can press the Depth-of-Field Preview button to close the aperture to the current aperture setting, and then verify the range of focus in the viewfinder.

● This feature can be used in the Creative zone.

● In 〈 〉 mode, this feature operates when the shutter button is pressed down halfway.

●The exposure is locked (AE lock) while the Depth-of-Field Preview button is pressed.

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