Owner's Manual

Exposure Mode
Exposure mode determines how the camera sets shutter speed
and aperture when adjusting exposure. Four modes are available:
programmed auto
(P), shutter-priority auto (5), aperture-priority
auto
(fI), and manual (/1).
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ICamera sets shutter speed and aperture for
optimal exposure. Recommended for snapshots
and in other situations in which there
is little time
to adjust camera settings.
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User chooses shutter speed; camera selects
aperture for best results.
Use to freeze or blur
motion .
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User chooses aperture; camera selects shutter
speed for best results.
Use to blur background for
portraits or bring
both foreground and
background
into focus for landscape shots.
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User controls both shutter speed and aperture.
Set shutter speed to "bLl t b" for long time-
exposures.
Mode
Aperture-
A priority auto
(pg. 119)
Programmed
P auto
(pg. 116)
Shutter-priority
5 auto
(pg. 118)
Manual
!1
(pg.121)
• LensTypes
When using a CPU lens equipped with an aperture ring (pg. 370), lock the
aperture ring at the
minimum aperture (highest f-number). Type G lenses
are
not equipped with an aperture ring.
Non-CPU lenses (pg. 372)
can only be used in exposure mode A(aperture-
priority auto) and
!1 (manual). In other modes, exposure mode A is
automatically selected when a non-CPU lens is attached. The exposure
mode indicator
(P or 5) in the control panel will blink and A will be
displayed in
the viewfinder.
II See Also
See page 326 for information on locking shutter speed (modes 5 and t1)
and aperture (modes Aand M).
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