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Mode S: Shutter Priority
Mode S: Shutter Priority
In mode
S
(shutter priority), you
choose the shutter speed and
the camera selects the aper-
ture. Choose fast shutter speeds
to “freeze” motion, slow shutter
speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving objects.
1
Choose mode
S
.
Rotate the mode dial to
S
. The
current shutter speed is dis-
played in orange.
2
Choose shutter speed.
Rotate the up-down dial to
choose a shutter speed.
3
Press the shutter-release button halfway.
Press the shutter-release but-
ton halfway to set focus and
exposure. The aperture se-
lected by the camera will be
displayed in the picture dis-
play.
4
Take the photograph.
Gently press the shutter-release button the rest of
the way down to shoot.
Note
Maximum aperture (i.e., the lowest possible f-number) may not be
selected at slow shutter speeds, even when the subject is poorly
lit.
