AMODE - APERTURE PRIORITY
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CREATIVE EXPOSURE MODES
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Your camera has three exposure modes: Aperture Priority (A-
mode), Shutter Prioity (S-mode), and Program (P-mode). In
P-mode, the camera sets the aperture and shutter speed
automatically. P-mode is set when Full Auto operation is
selected.
Select A-mode to control the depth-of-field in your images
(see Aperture Control on page 47). Set S-mode to control the
way moving subjects appear in your images (see Shutter
Control on page 50).
Refer to Full Auto Operation on page 28 for operation in P-
mode.

Shutter Speed and Aperture in the Data Display

Shutter Speed Aperture
In Amode, you select the aperture and the camera
automatically sets the shutter speed required for proper
exposure. Set the camera to Amode when you want to
control the range of sharpness (depth-of-field) in an image.
See Aperture Control on page 47.

1.Open the control-panel

door.

2.Press the exposure-mode

button until Aappears in

the data panel.

3.Turn the control dial to

select the aperture.

•Press the program-reset button
to return to fully automatic
operation.
• If 1000 or 30” blinks in the data panel, the
required setting is beyond the camera’s
shutter speed range. Turn the control dial until
the blinking stops.
•If the flash lamp blinks slowly, the
required shutter speed is too slow to
hand hold the camera. Turn the flash
on or use a tripod.
AAperture Priority Mode
SShutter Priority Mode
Manually select aperture
Manually select shutter speed
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