Minolta X-370 Owner's Manual page 21

Selecting aperture
In auto mode, your camera will automatically set the
precise shutter speed for proper exposure at the set
aperture. Even so, you have considerable control over
results and can adjust aperture and shutter speed over
sizable ranges.
For good pictures where no particu lar effect is desired,
simply set the aperture as indicated in the table. These
settings will provide as much depth of field as possible
while producing a shutter speed fast enough to stop the
motion of most subjects.
There may be times, however, when you want to
obtain a particular effect, such as rendering a certain
range in sharp focus, emphasizing a su bject against an
out-of-focus background, or selecting a specific shutter
speed. In these cases, you must select the appropriate
aperture to give the desired depth of field (see p. 28) or
the desired shutter speed (p. 29).
Guidelines for typical picture-taking situations
Hazy
Heavy
ISO
Sunny
Sun
Over-
Indoors
cast
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25/15°
f/8 f/4 f/2 f/1.4
64/19° f/8 f/4 f/2 .8 f/1.4
100/21 ° f /11 f/5 .6 f/4 f/1.4
160/23° f/11 f/8 f/5.6 f/2
200/24° f/11
f/8 f/5 .6 f/2
400/27° f/16 f/11 f/8 f/2 .8
1000/31 ° f/22 f/16 f/11 f/4
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