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g: Aperture-Priority Auto

In aperture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera automatically selects the shutter speed that will produce the optimal exposure. To take photographs in aperture-priority auto:

1 Select exposure	Ibutton
mode g.
Press the Ibutton
and rotate the main
command dial until gis
displayed in the	Main command dial
viewfinder and top
control panel.

2Choose an aperture.

Rotate the sub-
command dial while the
exposure meters are on	SHOOT	Z
to choose an aperture
	CUSTOM
from values between	Sub-command dial
the minimum and

maximum for the lens. Small apertures (high f-numbers) increase depth of field (see page 119), bringing both foreground and background into focus. Large apertures (low f-numbers) soften background details in portraits or other compositions that emphasize the main subject.

Small aperture (f/36) Large aperture (f/2.8)

Aperture can be locked at the selected setting (0 131).

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