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SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
You can select an exposure mode to control how the camera
configures its aperture and shutter speed settings when
recording an image.
• In the S mode and A mode, you can also change the
exposure compensation (EV shift) setting.
â– Shooting with Aperture Priority AE (A Mode)
With aperture priority AE, you set the aperture and the camera
sets the appropriate shutter speed automatically. A wider
aperture (a lower aperture value) provides a shallow depth of
field, while a narrow aperture (a higher aperture value) provides
a greater depth of field. The difference between a wide and
narrow aperture becomes apparent when shooting with optical
zoom telephoto (page 69).
The following shows the ranges for the aperture setting you can
configure in the A mode.
* The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F9.2 is
the aperture when the ND filter is being used.
Manually Configuring Shutter Speed
and Aperture Settings
A Mode (Aperture
Priority AE)
You set the aperture manually, and the
camera sets the applicable shutter speed
automatically.
S Mode (Shutter
Speed Priority
AE)
You set the shutter speed manually, and
the camera sets the applicable aperture
value automatically.
M Mode (Manual
Exposure)
You can set the shutter speed and
aperture manually.
Aperture
(Zoom at
full wide
angle)
Wider Narrower
F3.4 F4.6/F9.2*
Focus
Range
Narrow Wide
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