uShutter-Priority Auto

In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the camera automatically selects the aperture that will produce the optimal exposure. Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving subjects, fast shutter speeds to “freeze” motion.

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Slow shutter speed (1 s)

 

Fast shutter speed ( /1600 s)

 

Choosing a Shutter Speed

 

 

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Rotate the main command dial right for

 

faster shutter speeds, left for slower shut-

 

 

ter speeds. Choose from values between

 

 

30 s and 1/4000 s. The electronic shutter,

 

 

which can be enabled either by selecting

 

 

On for Silent photography in the setup

Main command dial

 

menu (0 212) or by choosing a frame rate

 

 

 

of 10, 20, 30, or 60 fps in continuous

 

 

shooting mode (0 92), supports shutter

 

 

speeds as fast as 1/16,000 s; the slowest shut-

 

 

ter speed available with the electronic

 

 

shutter is 30 s (silent photography) or 1/60 s

 

 

(10, 20, 30, and 60 fps continuous).

 

 

 

AContinuous Shooting

The selected shutter speed may change when a frame rate of 10 fps or faster is selected in continuous shooting mode (0 92).

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