Semi-Automatic Exposure Setting - A/S; Aperture Priority - A; Shutter Speed Priority - S; Manual Exposure Setting - M - Leica SL2-S Instruction Manual

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 aperture 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 for a
portrait. Conversely, you can use a higher aperture 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.
Select the operating mode A (see p. 132)
▸
▸ Set the desired aperture value
▸ 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
Note
• The remaining exposure time after shutter release is counted
down in seconds on the display for shutter speeds greater than
2 s.
134 PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE
SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY – S
Shutter speed priority mode will set exposure automatically accord-
ing to the manually selected shutter speed. It is therefore particu-
larly suitable for pictures of moving objects, where the sharpness of
the movement depicted is a critical picture composition element.
An appropriately fast shutter speed can help to avoid e.g. unwanted
motion blurring and will "freeze" the object. Conversely, an appropri-
ately longer shutter speed can help create a better feeling of motion
in the image with targeted "tracer effects".
▸ Select the operating mode S (see p. 132)
▸ Select the desired shutter speed
▸ 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 set-
ting and shutter speed.
• All other visible displays of the info bars will be hidden.
▸ Shutter release
MANUAL EXPOSURE SETTING – M
The following manual settings for shutter speed and aperture are a
good choice:
– to create a special image mood that can only be achieved with a
very specific type of exposure
– to ensure a perfectly identical exposure for multiple images with
different cropped sections
Select the operating mode M (see p. 132)
▸
▸ Select desired exposure
• The exposure compensation is done using the scale of the light
balance.
▸ Tap and hold the shutter button
• Exposure information is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
• All other visible displays of the info bars will be hidden.
▸ Shutter release
Displays on the light balance:
Correct exposure
under/overexposure by the displayed value
under or overexposure by more than 3 EV
(Exposure Value)
Note
• The screen image will show an exposure preview if
P-A-S-M P-A-S-M
is selected in the menu item (after exposure
Exposure Preview Exposure Preview
metering, see p. 137).
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