Casio EX-Z1200 Owners Manual - Page 88

Manually Configuring Shutter Speed and Aperture Settings You can select an exposure mode to control how the camera configures its aperture and shutter speed settings when recording an image. A Mode (Aperture You set the aperture manually, and the Priority AE) camera sets the applicable shutter speed automatically. S Mode (Shutter Speed Priority AE) You set the shutter speed manually, and the camera sets the applicable aperture value automatically. M Mode (Manual You can set the shutter speed and Exposure) aperture manually. • In the A mode and S mode, you can also change the exposure compensation (EV shift) setting. ■ Shooting with Aperture Priority AE (A Mode) With aperture priority AE, you set the aperture and the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed automatically. A wider aperture (a lower aperture value) provides a shallow depth of field, while a narrow aperture (a higher aperture value) provides a greater depth of field. The difference between a wide and narrow aperture becomes apparent when shooting with optical zoom telephoto (page 73). The following shows the ranges for the aperture setting you can configure in the A mode. Aperture (Zoom at full wide angle) Wider Narrower Focus Range F2.8 Narrow F8.0* Wide * The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F8.0 is the aperture when the ND filter is being used. SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 88