Changing The Preset Shutter Speed And Aperture Combinations (Shift); Semi-Automatic Exposure Setting - A/S; Aperture Priority - A - Leica Q2 MONOCHROM Instruction Manual

EN CHANGING THE PRESET SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE
COMBINATIONS (SHIFT)
Changing the preset values using the Shift function combines the
reliability and speed of fully automatic exposure control with the
opportunity to vary the speed/aperture combination selected by
the camera at any time to fit in with your own ideas and intentions.
The overall exposure, i.e. the brightness of the image, remains
unchanged. Faster shutter speeds are a good choice for e.g. sports
pictures, while longer speeds will offer more depth of field for e.g.
landscape pictures.
▸ Turn the thumbwheel to the left/right
(left = greater depth of field, right = shorter shutter speeds)
• Shifted value pairs are marked with an asterisk next to the
Notes
• The adjustment range is limited to guarantee correct exposure.
• The values will be reset after each shot (and also if exposure
metering is set to deactivate automatically after 12 s) to prevent
unwanted use.
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SEMI-AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE SETTING – A/S

APERTURE PRIORITY - A

Aperture priority mode sets the exposure automatically according
to the manually selected aperture. This mode is suitable for
pictures in which the depth of field is a critical compositional
element.
By selecting an appropriately low exposure value, you can reduce
the depth of field range, for example to make a face "stand out" in
sharp focus against an unimportant or distracting background.
Conversely, you can use a higher exposure value to increase the
depth of field range, so that everything from the foreground to the
. background will be in full focus in a landscape shot.
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▸ Turn the shutter speed setting dial to the
▸ Set the exposure value setting via the aperture setting ring
▸ Tap and hold the shutter button
• Exposure information is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
This contains the automatically set value pair of aperture
setting and shutter speed.
• All other visible displays of the info bars will be hidden.
▸ Shutter release
position
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