C(Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode

Dand C,B,Ausing pictures Shoot

Set the aperture value and shoot pictures.

1 Rotate the mode dial to C.

1/125

F2.7

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2 Rotate the command dial to choose

 

the f/-number (aperture value).

 

• When the camera is zoomed all the way

 

out, aperture can be set to values between

 

f/2.7 and f/7.2; at maximum zoom, aperture

 

can be set to values between f/5.9 and

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f/7.7.

 

3 Focus and shoot.

• Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera (A144).

BNote on C(Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode

If the selected aperture would result in the picture being over- or underexposed, the aperture display will flash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another aperture and try again.

BNote on Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is restricted to a maximum of 1/2 s when Continuous, BSS, Continuous flash and Multi-shot 16 are set for Continuous (A140), or when any mode other than Off is set for Auto bracketing (A143).

DAperture and Zoom

Aperture is expressed as an f-number, which is the ratio of the focal length of the lens to the effective diameter of the opening (aperture) through which light enters the camera. Large apertures (expressed by small f-numbers) let more light into the camera, small apertures (large f-numbers) less. When the camera is zoomed out, the focal length of the lens diminishes and the f-number decreases. When the camera is zoomed in, the focal length and f-number increase. This camera has a lens with a focal length of 6-24mm and an aperture of f/2.7 to f/5.9. The aperture value will increase when the camera is zoomed in, and decrease when the camera is zoomed out.

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