Setting the Exposure Mode

The Mode selector lets you choose between six exposure modes for still

pictures. (A seventh setting, Video

 

mode, is explained on page 29.)

FF

The exposure mode setting determines how the camera selects settings such as aperture (F-number) and shutter speed for the given scene brightness.

Av

AUTO

Tv

To change the exposure mode, turn the Mode selector to the setting you want. The following table describes each of the exposure mode settings on the camera.

Icon Setting

Description

AUTO

The camera automatically selects an

 

aperture and shutter speed.

ACTION The camera biases toward faster shutter speeds and higher ISO speeds to stop action. When the camera is set to this option, the ISO Speed menu option is grayed-out in the Capture menu.

This mode also has a “2-second release priority” feature (see page 39).

LANDSCAPE The camera biases toward smaller apertures and lower ISO speeds for better depth of focus and quality. When the camera is set to this option, the ISO Speed menu option is grayed-out in the Capture menu.

PORTRAIT The camera biases toward wider apertures to blur the background.

VIDEO Camera records video clips (see Recording Video Clips on page 29)

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