Shutter Priority

You can express the movement of a moving subject in various ways by adjusting the shutter speed, for example, at the instant of the movement with high speed shutter, or as a trailing image with low speed shutter.

1.Set the mode dial to S (Shutter Priority).

2.Select the desired value by turning the control dial.

3.Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.

The aperture is automatically adjusted to obtain proper exposure.

Note

If proper exposure cannot be obtained after setup, the aperture value on the shooting screen blinks. Although you can shoot as it is, resetting is recommended.

Use a tripod to prevent blurring when you use a slow shutter speed.

The (SteadyShot warning) indicator does not appear in shutter speed priority mode. When the shutter speed is 1/3 second(s) or longer, noise reduction will be done after shooting for the same amount of time that the shutter was open. However, you cannot shoot any more while noise reduction is in progress.

The brightness of the image on the monitor may differ from the actual image being shot.

Hint

When a faster shutter speed is used, moving subjects, such as a running person, cars, or sea spray appear as if they are stopped. When a slower shutter speed is used, a trailing image of the movement of the subject is captured to create a more natural and dynamic image.

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Aperture Priority

Selecting a shooting mode

You can shoot by adjusting the aperture and changing the range in focus, or by defocusing the background. The aperture value can be changed while recording movies.

1.Set the mode dial to A (Aperture Priority).

2.Select the desired value by turning the control dial.

Smaller F-value: The subject is in focus, but objects in front of and beyond the subject

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Sony HX400V, DSC-HX400 manual Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority