Nikon D700 manual Aperture-Priority Auto, Select exposure, Mode g, Choose an aperture, 119

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 g
is displayed in the
viewfinder and control	Main command dial
panel.

2 Choose an aperture.	Z
While the exposure
meters are active,
rotate the sub-
command dial to
choose aperture from	Sub-command dial
values between the

minimum and maximum for the lens. Small apertures (high f- numbers) increase depth of field (pg. 115), 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/32) Large aperture (f/2.8)

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