Minolta Minolta Vectis, S-100 Mode Flash, Press the flash-mode button to turn the flash on

A MODE - APERTURE PRIORITY

A Mode Flash

When the built-in flash is up, it will fire each time a picture is taken. When the built-in flash is down, it will not fire.

Press the flash-mode button to turn the flash on.

• The camera will automatically set the shutter speed to 1/90 (flash sync. speed).

• Refer to Flash Range (page 32) to determine the aperture and the flash range.

To cancel the flash, push the flash down.

Aperture Control

Large Aperture Small Aperture

The size of the aperture (lens opening) determines the depth- of-field in the final image as well as the intensity of the light falling on the film. Depth-of-field is the range in front of and behind the focus point that appears sharp in the final image. In the viewfinder, only the plane the camera is focused on will appear sharp. The photographed image however, will have a depth-of-field corresponding to the selected aperture.

Large apertures (small numbers) limit the depth of field to a narrow range in front of and behind the point of focus. A narrow depth of field is used when you want to place greater visual emphasis on your main subject by blurring the background, as in the case of portraits. Small apertures (large numbers) provide greater depth of field, bringing an increasingly greater range into focus. A large depth of field is important when you are photographing landscapes to ensure that the entire scene is sharp.

•Usable apertures will depend on the aperture range of the lens you are using.

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