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CEM.• 100X B mq25 3 12 3 AL' 2. 16 11 8 14 4 2 82 • 13 APERTURE SETTING Keep the exposure mode dial set at AUTO. Rotate the aperture ring of the lens and preselect the lens aperture (also called f-number) in accordance with shooting conditions as follows. Fine weather Cloudy weather Indoors f/8 f/11 f/4 f/5.6 f/1.2 f/2.8 The above is a rough guide that is highly useful for most shooting situations such as for snapshots and scenery. These apertures will give satisfactory exposure as long as the green LED in the viewfinder lights. If other LEDs should light, reset the aperture in accordance with the instructions given on the following page. Although the above is all you need to know to obtain better results than you have perhaps ever obtained before with most of your photographs, as you gain more experience you may want to vary the lens aperture for special effects, such as highlighting your subject by throwing the background and foreground out of focus by using wider apertures, etc. If you are interested in learning these special aperture control techniques, refer to the section entitled "Shooting Pointers," (page 22).

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APERTURE
SETTING
Keep
the
exposure
mode
dial
set
at
AUTO.
Rotate
the
aperture
ring
of
the
lens
and
preselect
the
lens
aperture
(also
called
f-number)
in
accordance
with
shooting
conditions
as
follows.
CEM.•
Fine
weather
f/8
f/11
100X
Cloudy
weather
f/4
f/5.6
B
Indoors
f/1.2
f/2.8
mq25
3
12
3
AL'
2.
16
11
8
14
4
2
82
•
13
The
above
is
a
rough
guide
that
is
highly
useful
for
most
shooting
situations
such
as
for
snapshots
and
scenery.
These
apertures
will
give
satisfactory
exposure
as
long
as
the
green
LED
in
the
viewfinder
lights.
If
other
LEDs
should
light,
reset
the
aperture
in
accordance
with
the
instructions
given
on
the
following
page.
Although
the
above
is
all
you
need
to
know
to
obtain
better
results
than
you
have
perhaps
ever
obtained
before
with
most
of
your
photographs,
as
you
gain
more
experience
you
may
want
to
vary
the
lens
aperture
for
special
effects,
such
as
highlighting
your
subject
by
throwing
the
background
and
foreground
out
of
focus
by
using
wider
apertures,
etc.
If
you
are
interested
in
learning
these
special
aperture
control
techniques,
refer
to
the
section
entitled
"Shooting
Pointers,"
(page
22).