Nikon D3200 User Manual - Page 72

Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto) In aperture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera automatically selects the shutter speed that will produce the optimal exposure. Large apertures (low f-numbers) reduce depth of field, blurring objects behind and in front of the main subject. Small apertures (high f-numbers) increase depth of field, bringing out details in the background and foreground. Short field depths are generally used in portraits to blur background details, long field depths in landscape photographs to bring the foreground and background into focus. Large aperture (f/5.6) To take photographs in aperture-priority auto: t 1 Rotate the mode dial to A. Small aperture (f/22) Mode dial 2 Choose an aperture. Aperture is shown in the viewfinder and information display. Rotate the command dial to choose the desired aperture from values between the minimum and maximum for the lens. Command dial 3 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot. 56