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Adjusting background blur, and shooting (Aperture Priority Shooting

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Adjusting background blur, and shooting (Aperture Priority Shooting) You can manually adjust the amount of light that passes through the lens. 1 Set the mode dial to (Aperture Priority Shooting). 2 Press the jog dial. Using shooting functions Jog dial 3 Turn the jog dial to select the aperture (F value). You can select an aperture (F value) from F2.8 to F8.0. The shutter speed is automatically adjusted from 1/2000 to 8 seconds. You can set the EV or ISO setting with the jog dial. 4 Press the shutter button. Note • The flash is set to [Flash On], [Slow Synchro (Flash On)] or [Flash Off]. zAbout the aperture The lower the aperture (F value), the wider the hole that lets light pass through. The depth of focus decrease, and everything except objects within a narrow range of distance will be out of focus. This is good for portraits, etc. The higher the aperture (F value), the smaller the hole that lets light pass through. Both objects relatively close and far away from the lens will appear sharp. This is good for landscapes, etc. 35GB

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Using shooting functions
Adjusting background blur, and shooting
(Aperture Priority Shooting)
You can manually adjust the amount of light that passes through the lens.
•
The flash is set to [Flash On], [Slow Synchro (Flash On)] or [Flash Off].
1
Set the mode dial to
(Aperture
Priority Shooting).
2
Press the jog dial.
3
Turn the jog dial to select the aperture (F value).
You can select an aperture (F value) from F2.8 to F8.0.
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted from 1/2000 to 8 seconds.
You can set the EV or ISO setting with the jog dial.
4
Press the shutter button.
Note
Jog dial
z
About the aperture
The lower the aperture (F value), the wider the hole that
lets light pass through. The depth of focus decrease, and
everything except objects within a narrow range of
distance will be out of focus. This is good for portraits,
etc.
The higher the aperture (F value), the smaller the hole
that lets light pass through. Both objects relatively close
and far away from the lens will appear sharp. This is
good for landscapes, etc.