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Aperture Priority, Set the mode dial to A., Select the aperture value F

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Aperture Priority Selecting the shooting mode This mode is suitable for z Placing the subject in sharp focus and blurring everything in front of and beyond the subject. Opening the aperture narrows the range that is in focus. (Depth of field becomes shallower.) z Shooting depth of scenery. Narrowing the aperture widens the range that is in focus. (Depth of field becomes deeper.) 1 Set the mode dial to A. 2 Select the aperture value (F- number) using the control dial. • Smaller F-number: The foreground and background of the subject are blurred. Larger F-number: The subject and its foreground and background are all in focus. • You cannot check the blurring of an image on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. Check the recorded image and adjust the aperture. Aperture (F-number) 92

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Selecting the shooting mode
Aperture Priority
This mode is suitable for
z
Placing the subject in sharp focus and blurring everything in front of and beyond
the subject. Opening the aperture narrows the range that is in focus. (Depth of
field becomes shallower.)
z
Shooting depth of scenery. Narrowing the aperture widens the range that is in
focus. (Depth of field becomes deeper.)
1
Set the mode dial to A.
2
Select the aperture value (F-
number) using the control dial.
•
Smaller F-number: The foreground and
background of the subject are blurred.
Larger F-number: The subject and its
foreground and background are all in
focus.
•
You cannot check the blurring of an
image on the LCD screen or in the
viewfinder. Check the recorded image
and adjust the aperture.
Aperture (F-number)