Canon S31S appendix AM Setting the Aperture, Shutter Speed Display

Shutter Speed Display

•The numbers in the table below indicate the shutter speed in seconds. 1/160 indicates 1/160 second. Also, quote marks indicate the decimal _lace, so that 0"3 indicates 0.3 second and 2" indicates 2 seconds.

15" 13" 10" 8" 6" 5" 4" 3"2 2"5 2" 1"6 1"3 1" 0"8 0"6

0"5 0"4 0"3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/8 1/10 1/13 1/15 1/20 1/25

1/30 1/40 1/50 1/60 1/80 1/100 1/125 1/160 1/200 1/250

1/320 1/400 1/500 1/640 1/800 1/1000 1/1250 1/1600

1/2000 1/2500 1/3200

•You can change the combinations of shutter speeds and aperture values without altering the exposure (p. 70).

AM Setting the Aperture

The aperture adjusts the amount			of light entering through the lens.		._"
When you set the aperture		in the	aperture-priority	AE mode, the	cQ
camera automatically selects a shutter speed to match the brightness..._
Selecting a lower aperture value (opening the aperture) allows you to
blur the background and create a beautiful portrait.
A higher aperture value (closing			it) brings the entire range from		r-,
foreground	to background	into focus. The larger the aperture value,
the greater	the range of the image brought into			clear focus.	$_

1 Use the • or 1_ button to select the aperture value, then shoot.

ln this mode, the maximum shutter speed with synchronized flash is 1/500 second. The aperture value setting may therefore be changed automatically to match the synchronized flash speed even if its value was set previously.

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