Nikon Coolpix P6000 User Manual page 68

Set the aperture value and shoot pictures.
1
Rotate the mode dial to
A.
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• Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) containing the subject closest to the camera
(tJj144).
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Focus and shoot.
2
Rotate the command dial to choose
the f/-number (aperture value).
• When the camera is loomed all the way
out, aperture can be set to values between
f/2.7
and
f/7.2;
at maximum
loom,
aperture
can be set to values between
f/5.9
and
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f/7.7.
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Note on
A
(Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode
3:
If the selected aperture would result in the picture being over- or underexposed, the aperture display
will flash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another aperture and try again.
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Note on Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is restricted to a maximum of 1/2 s when Continuous, BSS, Continuous flash and
Multi-shot 16 are set for Continuous
(I!
140), or when any mode other than Off is set for Auto
bracketing (1!143).
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Aperture and Zoom
Apertu re is expressed as an f-n umber, which is the ratio of the foca I length of the lens to the effective
diameter of the opening (aperture) through which light enters the camera. Large apertures
(expressed by small f-numbers) let more light into the camera, small apertures (large f-numbers) less.
When the camera is zoomed out, the focal length of the lens diminishes and the f-number decreases.
When the camera is loomed in, the focal length and f-number increase. This camera has a lens with
a focal length of 6-24mm and an aperture of f/2.7 to f/S.9. The aperture value will increase when the
camera is zoomed in, and decrease when the camera is zoomed out.
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