Nikon S2J00200401 user manual Aperture-Priority Auto

Exposure Mode (continued)

ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY

—EXPOSURE MODE

Aperture-Priority Auto

In aperture-priority auto, the user sets the aperture, while the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed to produce the optimal exposure. Small apertures (high f/- numbers) can be used to increase depth of field, bringing both the main subject and the background into focus. Large apertures (low f/-numbers) soften background details and allow more light into the camera, increasing the range of the flash and making photographs less susceptible to blurring.

To take photographs in aperture-priority auto:

1Pressing the MODE button, rotate the main command dial until is displayed in the control panel on top of the camera.

2Rotate the sub-command dial to choose an aperture between the minimum and maximum values for the lens.

3Frame a photograph and shoot.

Lens Aperture Ring

If the lens aperture ring has not been set to the minimum aperture, the viewfinder and control

panel on top of the camera will show a blinking , and the shutter release will be disabled. This does not apply in the case of type G lenses, which do not have an aperture ring.

Non-CPU Lenses

If aperture-priority auto is selected when a non-CPU lens is attached, the aperture display in

the viewfinder and the control panel on top of the camera will show to indicate that aperture must be set manually using the lens aperture ring.

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