Operating Instructions

Detailed guide / Record mode / 136
Taking photographs with speed priority mode T
Speed priority mode automatically controls the
exposure with manual setting of the shutter
speed. It is therefore particularly well suited for
taking pictures of moving subjects, where the
sharpness of the movement portrayed – which is
determined by the shutter speed used – is the
crucial element of composition.
By manually pre-selecting an appropriately fast
shutter speed, you can therefore prevent unwanted
blurring of the movement – you can “freeze” your
subject. Or, in reverse, you can express the
dynamics of the movement with a deliberate
“wiping” effect using a correspondingly slower
shutter speed.
Shutter speeds from 8s to 1/1000 s can be set,
in half steps.
Note:
The flash modes with slower shutter speeds
(
5/6, see p. 132) and automatic setting of the
ISO sensitivity (see p. 151) are not available with
automatic aperture setting.
Setting the function:
1. Set the record/review selector (1.14) to one of
the record modes.
2. Set the exposure mode dial (1.15) to
T.
3. Select the desired shutter speed by pressing
left or right on the direction pad (1.29).
4. Pictures are taken as described in the section
“Taking pictures in
AUTO mode” (see p. 124).
Notes:
If shutter speeds of 1/500s or faster are set, the
range of automatically controlled aperture values
is limited: at 1/1000 s only f/8 is available, at
1/750 s only values up to a maximum of f/5.6, at
1/500 s up to a maximum of f/4.8.
If, as a result of the brightness of the subject being
too high or low, correct exposure is not possible
with the set shutter speed and the available
aperture values, the colour of the display of the
value changes from white to red.
To prevent blurred pictures when using slower
shutter speeds, you should hold the camera
steady, i. e. support it or use a tripod.
Taking photographs with speed priority mode A
Speed priority mode automatically controls the
exposure with manual setting of the aperture. It is
therefore particularly well suited for taking pictures
where the depth of field – which is determined by
the aperture used – is the crucial element of
composition.
By manually pre-selecting an appropriately low
aperture value (= large aperture) you can reduce
the depth of field range, for example in a portrait
to let the face that is shown “stand out” clearly
from an unimportant or distracting background.
Or, in reverse, with a correspondingly high aperture
value (= small aperture) you can increase the
depth of field range, in order to reproduce
everything from the foreground to the background
clearly in a landscape photograph.
Aperture values from 2.0 to 8.0 can be set, in half
steps.
Notes:
Depending on the focal length setting of the zoom
lens, the smallest aperture value that can be set
varies due to the changing lens speed (between
2.0 and 2.5, see p. 126).
Automatic setting of the ISO film sensitivity
(see p. 151) is not available with the speed priority
mode.