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.

 

 

•In the A mode and S mode, you can also change the exposure compensation (EV shift) setting.

■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 73).

The following shows the ranges for the aperture setting you can configure in the A mode.

Aperture

Wider

Narrower

(Zoom at full

 

 

wide angle)

 

 

 

F2.8

F8.0*

Focus Range

Narrow

Wide

*The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F8.0 is the aperture when the ND filter is being used.

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