Nikon COOLPIXP520BLK, P520 Red, 26397 Adjusting the Shutter Speed, Adjusting the Aperture Value

j, k, l, m Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)

Adjusting the Shutter Speed

In k or m mode, the range is from a maximum of 1/4000 to 8 seconds.

See “The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (j, k, l, m Modes)“ (A78) for more information.

Shooting Features

Faster 1/1000 s Slower 1/30 s

Adjusting the Aperture Value

In l and m modes, the range is from f/3 to 8.3 (wide-angle position) and from f/5.9 to 8.3 (telephoto zoom position).

Larger aperture (Small f-number)	Smaller aperture (Large f-number)
f/3	f/8.3

CAperture Value (F-number) and Zoom

Large apertures (expressed by small f­numbers) let more light into the camera, and small apertures (large f-numbers) let less light.

The aperture value of the zoom lens of this camera changes depending on the zoom position. When zooming to the wide-angle position and telephoto zoom position, the aperture values are f/3 and f/5.9, respectively.

CM (User settings) Mode

Even when the mode dial is set to M (User settings) mode, you can shoot in j (Programmed auto),

k(Shutter-priority auto), l (Aperture-priority auto) or m (Manual). The setting combinations (User settings) that are frequently used for shooting can be saved in M (A54).

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