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SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
You can select an exposure mode to control how the camera
configures its aperture and shutter speed settings when
recording an image.
• In the S mode and A 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 69).
The following shows the ranges for the aperture setting you can
configure in the A mode.
* The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F9.2 is
the aperture when the ND filter is being used.
Manually Configuring Shutter Speed
and Aperture Settings
A Mode (Aperture
Priority AE)
You set the aperture manually, and the
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
Exposure)
You can set the shutter speed and
aperture manually.
Aperture
(Zoom at
full wide
angle)
Wider Narrower
F3.4 F4.6/F9.2*
Focus
Range
Narrow Wide