APERTURE PRIORITY - A
Aperture priority is set with the exposure-mode dial (p. 39). The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed to ensure correct exposure.
Turn either control dial to adjust the aperture. The aperture value changes depending on the position of the exposure-compensation dial, see camera notes on page 41. The aperture range depends on the lens. The aperture value can be seen on the monitor and in the viewfinder.
Pressing the shutter-release button partway down displays the corresponding shutter speed. With the camera sensitivity (ISO) set to auto, the shutter speed may not change when the aperture is adjusted because the shutter speeds can change in fine steps. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture.
If the required exposure is beyond the shutter speed range, the shutter-speed display blinks. Adjust the aperture until the display is steady.
When using flash, the shutter speed cannot exceed the flash-sync speed. If the shutter-speed display blinks, adjust the aperture until the display is steady. Flash range is dependent on the aperture, see page 51.
Flash Sync. Speed
There is a limit to the maximum shutter speed when using the built-in flash. When Anti-Shake is on, the maximum shutter speed that can be used is 1/125s. With Anti-Shake off, the flash sync. speed is 1/160s. While a faster shutter speed cannot be used, there is no limit to the use of slower shutter speeds.
SHUTTER PRIORITY - S
Shutter priority is set with the exposure-mode dial (p. 39). The photographer selects the shutter speed and the camera sets the appropriate aperture to ensure correct exposure.
Turn either control dial to adjust the shutter speed between 30 and 1/4000 second. The shutter speed changes depending on the position of the exposure-compensation dial, see camera notes on page 41. The shutter speed can be seen on the monitor and in the viewfinder.
Pressing the shutter-release button partway down displays the corresponding aperture. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture.
If the required exposure is beyond the aperture range, the aperture display blinks. Adjust the shutter speed until the display is steady.
When using flash, the shutter speed cannot exceed the flash-sync speed, see page 42. Flash range is dependent on the aperture, see page 51.
About Shutter Speeds
The shutter speed used for each exposure is displayed on the monitor and in the viewfinder. The following notation is used:
The reciprocal is used for shutter speeds from 1/4000 second to 1/3 second. 125 is 1/125 second.
For shutter speeds of a half a second or longer, a quote mark is used to denote whole seconds. 1”5 is one and a half seconds and 15” is fifteen seconds.
