OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Specifying the Exposure Mode
• Available Aperture Settings
You can use the mode dial to select the exposure mode,

Aperture value*

Wide Small

which controls the aperture and shutter speed settings used during image recording.

A Mode : Aperture Priority AES Mode : Shutter Speed Priority AEM Mode : Manual ExposureUsing 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 specified by you. A wider aperture (a lower aperture value) 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.

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

Aperture value EV shift

2.Use [￿] and [￿] to select “F *.*”, and then use [￿] and [￿] to change the aperture value setting.

•You could also use [￿] and [￿] to select “EV Shift” here, and then use [￿] and [￿] to specify an exposure compensation value (page 80).

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

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