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Mode A: Aperture Priority

In mode A (aperture priority), you choose the aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed. Choose large apertures

(low f-numbers) to emphasize the

main subject by blurring background and foreground details. Choose small apertures (high f-numbers) to bring both the background and main subject into focus.

  1 Choose mode A.

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Rotate the mode dial to

 

 

A. The current aperture is

 

 

displayed in orange.

 

  2

Choose an aperture.

 

 

Rotate the up-down dial to

 

 

choose an aperture. Your

 

 

selection only takes effect when the photograph is

 

 

taken; the effect cannot be previewed in the picture

 

display.

 

 3 Press the shutter-release button halfway. Press the shutter-release

button halfway to set focus and exposure. The shutter speed selected by the camera will be displayed in the picture display.

  4 Take a picture.

Gently press the shutter-release button the rest of

the way down.

Note

If auto aperture shift is on (page 92), the camera will adjust

48 aperture for optimal exposure.

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Ricoh GXR, 170543, 170553 manual Mode a Aperture Priority, Choose mode a, Choose an aperture
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170543, GXR, 170553 specifications

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