OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Specifying the Exposure Mode

You can use the mode dial to select the exposure mode, which controls the aperture and shutter speed settings used during image recording.

A mode : Aperture Priority AE

S mode : Shutter Speed Priority AE

M mode : Manual Exposure

Using Aperture Priority AE

When A mode (aperture priority AE) is selected as the exposure mode, the camera adjusts the shutter speed automatically in accordance with a fixed aperture value

1.Align the mode dial with “A” (Aperture Priority).

Aperture value EV shift

2.Use [￿] and [￿] to select the aperture value in the exposure panel, and then use [￿] and [￿] to change the setting.

specified by you. A wider aperture (a lower aperture value)

Aperture value*

Wide Small

provides a shallow depth of field, while a small aperture (a higher aperture value) provides a greater depth of field.

Wide Aperture

Small Aperture

 

 

 

F2.8, 3.2, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.6, 6.3, 7.1, 8.0

Depth of Field

Shallow

 

Deep

 

*The above values are full wide angle optical zoom. Aperture values are different at other optical zoom settings.

•You could also use [￿] and [￿] to select “EV Shift” here, and then use [￿] and [￿] to specify an exposure compensation value (page 88).

•If you are using manual focus (page 85), you can also use [￿] and [￿] to select “FOCUS” (manual focus adjustment), and then use [￿] and [￿] to focus manually.

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