Choosing an Exposure Mode

Aperture-Priority AE (A)

To adjust aperture manually while letting the camera select shutter speed for optimal exposure, rotate the shutter speed dial to A and adjust aperture as desired. A will appear in the display.

R Aperture can be adjusted even while the shutter button is pressed halfway.

Aperture mode switch

 

Q If the correct exposure can not be achieved at the selected aperture, the shutter speed will be displayed in red when the shutter button is pressed halfway. Adjust aperture until the correct exposure is achieved.

QIf the subject is outside the metering range of the camera, the shutter speed

display will show “– – –”.

Previewing Depth of Field

When LPREVIEW DEPTH OF FIELD is assigned to any of the Fn, Fn2, AE, and AF buttons using the FFUNCTION (Fn) SETTING option (P67) in the shooting menu, pressing the button stops aperture down to the selected setting, allowing depth of field to be previewed in the viewfinder or LCD monitor.

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