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A, B, C, D Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
Shooting Features
Adjusting the Shutter Speed
In B mode, the range is from a maximum of 1/4000 to 15 seconds.
In D mode, the range is from a maximum of 1/4000 to 60 seconds.
See “The Control Range of the Shutter Speed“ (A82) for more information.
Adjusting the Aperture Value
In C and D modes, the range is from f/2 to 8 (wide-angle position) and from f/4 to
8 (telephoto zoom position).
C Aperture Value (F-number) and Zoom
Large apertures (expressed by small fnumbers) let more light into the camera, and small apertures
(large f-numbers) let less light.
The aperture value of the zoom lens of this camera changes depending on the zoom position. When
zooming to the wide-angle position and telephoto zoom position, the aperture values are f/2 and
f/4, respectively.
• When Fixed aperture (A111) is set to On, zooming can be performed with minimum changes
in the aperture value.
C Built-in ND Filter
When the subject is too bright, set Built-in ND filter in the shooting menu (A71) to reduce the
light and shoot.
C E, F or N (User settings) Mode
Even when the mode dial is set to
E
,
F
or
N
(User settings) mode, you can shoot in
A
(Programmed auto),
B
(Shutter-priority auto),
C
(Aperture-priority auto) or
D
(Manual). The setting
combinations (User settings) that are frequently used for shooting can be saved in
E
,
F
and
N
(
A
52).
Faster 1/1000 s Slower 1/30 s
Larger aperture (Small f-number)
f/2
Smaller aperture (Large f-number)
f/8