APERTURE PRIORITY - A

Aperture priority is selected with the function dial (p. 36). The aperture not only controls exposure, but also depth of field, the area in front of the camera that appears sharp, see page 30.

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Aperture

Turn the control dial (1) to adjust the aperture. The aperture range depends on the lens. The aperture value can be seen on the data panel.

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Pressing the shutter-release button

 

partway down (2) displays the

 

 

 

 

 

 

corresponding shutter speed. 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 on the data panel. One of the viewfinder exposure indicators blink to show if the displayed exposure will

cause underexposure (<) or overexposure (>). Adjust the aperture until the displays are steady.

To use fill flash, press the flash-mode (3) button to raise the flash. The shutter speed cannot exceed the flash-sync

speed of 1/90 second. If the shutter-

3 speed display blinks, adjust the aperture until the display is steady.

Flash range is dependent on the aperture, see page 25. To cancel the flash, push the flash head down.

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