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Aperture-Priority AE (A)
Aperture-Priority AE (A)
To adjust aperture manually while letting the camera select shut-
ter speed for optimal exposure, rotate the shutter speed dial to
A
and use the aperture ring.
A
will appear in the display.
Q
If the correct exposure can not be achieved at the selected aper-
ture, the shutter speed will be displayed in red when the shutter but-
ton is pressed halfway. Adjust aperture until the correct exposure is
achieved.
Q
If the subject is outside the metering range of the camera, the shutter
speed display will show “– – –”.
Q
The slowest shutter speed available when
ON
is selected for
G
OVF
POWER SAVE MODE
is 1
/
4 s (
P
23).
A
F5.6
200
2000
A
2000
F5.6
200
Optical viewfi nder
EVF/LCD
R
Aperture can also be adjusted in increments of 1
/
3 EV by pressing the
command control left or right.
Command control
Depth of Field
Depth of Field
The aperture ring can be used to adjust aperture before recording begins. Choose
a low f-numbers to soften background details. The eff ect can be heightened by
increasing the distance between your subject and the background.
Previewing Depth of Field
Previewing Depth of Field
When
L
PREVIEW DEPTH OF FIELD
is selected for
F
Fn BUTTON
(
P
53) in the set-up
menu, pressing the
Fn
button stops aperture down to the selected setting, allowing depth
of fi eld to be previewed in the electronic viewfi nder or LCD monitor.
