Aperture-Priority AE

In this mode, you set the aperture value, and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed to suit the brightness of the scene. This is called Aperture-Priority AE.

By setting a smaller aperture value (larger aperture), you can blur the background to make the subject stand out as in a portrait. Or, by setting a larger aperture value (smaller aperture), you can increase the depth of field to make both the foreground and background look sharp.

∗Av stands for “aperture value.”

Small aperture value

Large aperture value

 

1 Set the Mode Dial to < >.

Select the aperture value.

2 ● Turn the < > dial.

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Focus on the subject.

●Press the shutter button down halfway.

➡The shutter speed is determined automati- cally.

Check the display, then take the picture.

●If the shutter speed is not blinking, the exposure is correct.

●Compose the picture, then press the shutter button down fully.

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