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f: Shutter-Priority Auto
In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the
camera automatically selects the aperture that will produce the
optimal exposure.
To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1 Select exposure mode
f.
Press the I button and
rotate the main command
dial until f is displayed in
the viewfinder and
control panel.
2 Choose a shutter speed.
Rotate the main command dial to
choose the desired shutter speed.
Shutter speed can be set to “p” or
to values between 30 s (q) and
1
/8,000 s (o).
Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by
blurring moving objects, high shutter speeds to “freeze”
motion.
3 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
A See Also
See page 393 for information on what to do if flashing “A” indicator
appears in the shutter-speed displays.
I button
Main command dial
Slow shutter speed (
1
/6 s)Fast shutter speed (
1
/1,600 s)