Operation Of The Aperture Diaphragm - Nikon Multizoom AZ100 Instruction Manual

Operation of the Aperture Diaphragm

The aperture diaphragm open/close dial is located on the front
of the zoom body.
The aperture diaphragm controls the numerical aperture of the
illumination system, closely related to the optical image
brightness, contrast, resolution, and depth of focus.
The aperture diaphragm of the zoom body is adjusted with the
aperture diaphragm open/close dial and the image changes in
response to the adjustment as below.
Aperture diaphragm
Brightness
Depth of focus
The more the aperture diaphragm is closed, the greater the
depth of focus becomes, but the resolution deteriorates.
Under a low magnification, effect of the aperture diaphragm
operation is smaller.
Chapter 3 Operation Procedures
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Close Open
Dark Bright
Great Shallow
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Aperture diaphragm
open/close dial
Aperture diaphragm operation