F: Shutter-Priority Auto - Nikon D300S 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.
Rotate the main command dial while the
exposure meters are on to choose the
desired shutter speed. Shutter speed can
be set to "p" or to values between 30 s (q) and
Z
1
/ s (o). Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by
8,000
blurring moving objects, fast shutter speeds to "freeze" motion.
Fast shutter speed (
3
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
A
See Also
See page 380 for information on what to do if flashing "A" indicator
appears in the shutter-speed displays.
108
I button
Main command dial
1
/ s) Slow shutter speed (
1,600
1
/ s)
6