Aperture Priority Mode - A; Shutter Speed Priority Mode - T - Leica SL Instruction Manual

APERTURE PRIORITY MODE - A

Aperture priority mode sets the exposure automatically according
to the manually selected aperture. It is particularly suitable for
pictures where the depth of field is the critical compositional
element.
With lower aperture values, you can reduce the depth of field
range, for example to let a face 'stand out' in front of an
unimportant or distracting background in a portrait or, conversely,
you can use higher aperture values to increase the depth of field
range so that everything from the foreground to the background is
in focus in a landscape shot.
Taking a picture in this mode
1. Select the mode using the click wheel (see p. 217),
A
2. set the desired aperture value with the click wheel, and
3. press the shutter release button to the 1
If the automatically set shutter speed is appropriate for the
intended composition:
4. Push the shutter release button all the way down to take the
photo.
If not, you can change the aperture value before taking the picture.

SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY MODE - T

Shutter speed priority mode sets the exposure automatically
according to the manually selected shutter speed. Therefore, it is
particularly suitable for pictures of moving subjects, where the
sharpness of the movement depicted is the critical compositional
element.
For example, with fast shutter speeds you can avoid undesirable
blurring of the movement, i.e. "freeze" your subject or, conversely,
you can use slower shutter speeds to express the dynamic nature
of the movement with a deliberate "blur effect".
Taking a picture in this mode
1. Select the
2. set the desired shutter speed with the top dial, and
3. press the shutter release button to the 1st pressure point.
pressure point.
st
If the automatically set aperture value appears to be appropriate
for the intended composition:
4. Push the shutter release button all the way down to take the
If not, you can change the shutter speed before taking the picture.
mode using click wheel (see p. 217).
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photo.
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