Manually Configuring Shutter Speed and Aperture Settings
You can select an exposure mode to control how the camera configures its aperture and shutter speed settings when recording an image.
A Mode (Aperture | You set the aperture manually, and the |
Priority AE) | camera sets the applicable shutter speed |
| automatically. |
S Mode (Shutter | You set the shutter speed manually, and |
Speed Priority | the camera sets the applicable aperture |
AE) | value automatically. |
M Mode (Manual | You can set the shutter speed and |
Exposure) | aperture manually. |
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• In the S mode and A mode, you can also change the |
■Shooting with Aperture Priority AE (A Mode)
With aperture priority AE, you set the aperture and the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed automatically. A wider aperture (a lower aperture value) provides a shallow depth of field, while a narrow aperture (a higher aperture value) provides a greater depth of field. The difference between a wide and narrow aperture becomes apparent when shooting with optical zoom telephoto (page 69).
The following shows the ranges for the aperture setting you can configure in the A mode.
Wider Narrower
Aperture (Zoom at full wide angle)
exposure compensation (EV shift) setting. |
Focus
F3.4 F4.6/F9.2*
Narrow Wide
Range
*The camera has a
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