Aperture Priority - A; Shutter Speed Priority - S - Leica Q Instructions Manual

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APERTURE PRIORITY - 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 a correspondingly low aperture value, you can reduce the
depth of field range, for example to "crop" a face fully in focus from
an unimportant or distracting background in a portrait or,
conversely, you can use a correspondingly higher aperture value 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. Turn the shutter speed setting dial to the
2. Set the desired aperture value with the corresponding dial
3. Press the shutter release button to the pressure point
If the automatically set shutter speed appears to be 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.
Note:
Thumb wheel configuration as described on the previous page.
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SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY - S

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 a correspondingly fast shutter speed you can
avoid undesirable blurring of the movement, i.e. "freeze" your
subject or, conversely, you can use a slower shutter speed to
express the dynamic nature of the movement with a deliberate
"blur effect".
Taking a picture in this mode
position 1. Turn the aperture setting dial to the
A
2. Set the desired shutter speed
– with the shutter speed dial - for full graduations
– or with the thumb wheel if necessary in order to make fine
3. Press the shutter release button to the pressure point
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
photo
If not, you can change the shutter speed before taking the picture.
adjustments in ⁄ increments
1
3
position
A