Name: Sony a390
Brand: Sony
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• The shutter speed may become slower depending on the aperture value.

When the shutter speed is slower, use a tripod.

• To blur the background more, use a telephoto lens or a lens that is

equipped with a smaller apperture value (bright lens).

• Set the flash mode to (Fill-flash) when you shoot with the flash

(page 82). However, the flash range differs according to the aperture

value. When you shoot with the flash, check the flash range (page 84).

2 Select the aperture value (F-

number) with the control dial.

• Smaller F-number: The foreground and

background of the subject are blurred.

Larger F-number: The subject and its

foreground and background are all in

focus.

• You cannot check the blurring of an

image on the LCD monitor or in the

viewfinder. Check the recorded image

and adjust the aperture.

Aperture (F-number)

3 Adjust the focus and shoot the

subject.

The shutter speed is automatically

adjusted to obtain correct exposure.

• When the camera judges that the proper

exposure is not obtained with the

selected aperture value, the shutter

speed flashes. In such cases, adjust the

aperture again.

Shutter speed

Shooting techniques

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