Aperture-Priority Auto Exposure Mode - Nikon N80 Instruction Manual

Shooting in Each Exposure
Mode-continued
• A: Aperture-Priority Auto
Enables you to set the desired aperture
manually. The camera automatically
selects a shutter speed suitable for correct
exposure. By varying the aperture, and
thus controlling the depth of field (page
88), you can sharpen the background and
foreground , or blur the background. In
flash photography, varying the aperture
changes the flash shooting distance (page 83).
• Aperture-Priority Auto can only be selected with CPU Nikkor lens
(page 34).
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Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select A.
NOTE: Minimum aperture with CPU Nikkor lens (except G-type)
Always set the aperture ring of a CPU Nikkor lens (except G-type) to its
minimum (largest f-number). When the lens is not set to its minimum
aperture setting,
FEE
blinks in the LCD panel and viewfinder and the
shutter locks.
• When a non-CPU Nikkor lens is attached,
f- -
blinks in the LCD panel and
viewfinder, and the shutter cannot be released . In this case, set the
exposure mode to Manual (page 56) and set/confirm aperture with the lens
aperture ring. Camera's exposure meter cannot be used. See "Lens
Compatibility" on page 34 for details.