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 use the lens aperture ring. A will appear in the display.

Q If the correct exposure can not be achieved at the selected aper- ture, 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 “– – –”.

Q The slowest shutter speed available when ON is selected for UPOWER SAVE MODE is 1/4 s (P81).

A 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8

A 2000

F5.6

200

Optical viewfi nder

A

2000 F5.6

200

EVF/LCD

Depth of Field

 

The aperture ring can be used to adjust aperture before recording begins. Choose

 

a low f-numbers to soften background details. The effect can be heightened by

 

increasing the distance between your subject and the background.

A 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8

Previewing Depth of Field

When LPREVIEW DEPTH OF FIELD is selected for FFn BUTTON (P50) in the shooting menu, pressing the Fn button stops aperture down to the selected setting, allowing depth of field to be previewed in the electronic viewfinder or LCD monitor.

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