Setting the Exposure for Shooting (A, B, C, DModes)

C(Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode

The user chooses the aperture value; the camera selects the shutter speed automatically.

1 Rotate the mode dial to C.

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2 Rotate the rotary multi selector to choose the aperture value (f/-number).

• The aperture value can be set in a range of

 

f/2.8 to 8 (wide-angle side) and f/5.6 to 8

 

(telephoto side).

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•When the Av/Tv button is pressed, the

aperture value can be set by rotating the command dial (default setting, A187).

3 Focus and shoot.

• In the default setting, the camera automatically selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the focus area (active focus area) lights in green (maximum of nine areas) (A84).

BC(Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode

When the subject is too dark or too bright, it may not be possible to obtain the appropriate exposure with the set aperture value. In such cases, the aperture value indicator blinks when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another aperture value and try again.

CShutter Speed

•When the zoom is on the wide-angle side and the aperture value is set to f/8 (minimum aperture), the shutter speed can be set to up to 1/4000 second.

•The shutter speed may be restricted by other settings. See “Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A108) for more information.

DAperture and Zoom

The aperture value (f-number) indicates the lens brightness. Large apertures (expressed by small f- numbers) let more light into the camera, and small apertures (large f-numbers) let less light. When the camera is zoomed in, the lens aperture can be changed within a range of f/2.8 to 5.6. The aperture value increases (becomes darker) when zooming to the telephoto side, and decreases (becomes

64brighter) when zooming to the wide-angle side.