F: Shutter-Priority Auto - Nikon D700 User Manual

f: Shutter-Priority Auto

In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the
camera automatically selects the aperture that will produce the
optimal exposure. To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1
Select exposure
mode f.
Press the I button and
rotate the main command
dial until f is displayed in
the viewfinder and
control panel.
2
Choose a shutter speed.
Z
While the exposure meters are active,
rotate the main command dial to choose
the desired shutter speed. Shutter speed
can be set to "p" or to values
between 30 s (q) and
speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving objects, high
shutter speeds to "freeze" motion.
Fast shutter speed (
3
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
A
See Also
See page 411 for information on what to do if flashing "A" indicator
appears in the shutter-speed displays.
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I button
Main command dial
1
/ s (o). Use slow shutter
8,000
1
/ s)
1,600
Slow shutter speed (
1
/ s)
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