Shooting in Aperture Priority/Manual Exposure Mode

When the mode dial is set to Aperture Priority Mode, you can set the aperture and shutter speed manually for shooting.

In A/M Mode, both Aperture Priority Mode and Manual Exposure Mode are available.

If only the aperture is set, the shutter speed is automatically set according to the aperture (Aperture Priority Mode). If the shutter speed is also set, you can take pictures with the shutter speed and the aperture set at the time of shutter speed setting (Manual Exposure Mode).

The aperture can be selected from Open, Half, and Minimum. The shutter speed can be selected from 1/2000, 1/1600, 1/1250, 1/1000, 1/800, 1/640, 1/500, 1/400, 1/320, 1/250, 1/200, 1/160, 1/125, 1/100, 1/80, 1/60, 1/50, 1/40, 1/30, 1/25, 1/20, 1/15, 1/13, 1/10, 1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2.5, 1/2, 1/1.6, 1/1.3, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 and 30 seconds.

Lowering the aperture value (f-number) blurs the background and highlights the object.

Increasing the aperture value makes the focus clear for both near and far objects.

Increasing the shutter speed allows you to take a picture as if a quick-moving object were stopped momentarily. Lowering the shutter speed allows you to shoot the track of a moving object because any motion can be expressed as a flow.

The up/down dial is useful for setting in Aperture Priority Mode.

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Note

The actual aperture value depends on the zoom position.

The diaphragm is driven when the shutter release button is fully depressed.

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Ricoh GX8 manual Shooting in Aperture Priority/Manual Exposure Mode