Manually Configuring Shutter Speed And Aperture Settings - Casio EXILIM EX-Z1200 User Manual

Manually Configuring Shutter Speed
and Aperture Settings
You can select an exposure mode to control how the camera
configures its aperture and shutter speed settings when
recording an image.
A Mode (Aperture You set the aperture manually, and the
Priority AE) camera sets the applicable shutter speed
automatically.
S Mode (Shutter You set the shutter speed manually, and
Speed Priority the camera sets the applicable aperture
AE) value automatically.
M Mode (Manual You can set the shutter speed and
Exposure) aperture manually.
• In the A mode and S mode, you can also change the
exposure compensation (EV shift) setting.
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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 73).
The following shows the ranges for the aperture setting you can
configure in the A mode.
Aperture
(Zoom at full
wide angle)
Focus Range
* The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F8.0 is
the aperture when the ND filter is being used.
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Wider Narrower
F2.8 F8.0*
Narrow Wide
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