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Aperture-Priority Auto

In aperture-priority auto, you choose

the

aperture

while

the

camera

automatically selects the shutter speed

that

will produce the

optimal

exposure.

To

take photographs in aperture-priority auto:

1 Select

exposure

mode

A.

Press

the

MODE

button

and rotate

the

main

command

dial

until

A

is

displayed in

the

viewfinder

and control

panel.

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button

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Sub-command

dial

Rotate

the

su

b-

command

dial

while

the

exposure meters

are on

to

choose

the

desired aperture

from

values

between

the

minimum

and

maximum

for

the

lens. Small apertures (high f-

numbers) increase

depth

of

field

(see

page 105),

bringing

both

foreground

and background

into

focus. Large apertures (low

f-numbers) soften background details in portraits

or

other

compositions

that

emphasize

the

main subject.

2 Choose an

aperture.

Large

aperture

(f/2.B)

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