Canon VIXIA HF M301 Instruction Manual page 73

Shutter Speed and Aperture Value Guidelines
With slower shutter speed you can add a nice
mode A
1/2 1/4
Low-light situations
With small aperture values only the subject is in
F1.8
More light
Shallow
motion blur and sense of movement.
With faster shutter speeds you can "freeze the
action" for powerful images of moving
1/8 1/15 1/30
Most ordinary conditions
focus and the background is softly blurred. Great
for portraits or to isolate a single object.
With large aperture values every part of
the image is clearly in focus. Good
for landscapes and architectural
F2.0 F2.8
F2.4
y Lens aperture A
y Depth of Field A
1/60 1/100 1/250
Fast moving subjects
or shooting from a
moving car or train
Indoor sports
Outdoor sports on sunny days
F4.0
F3.4 F4.8
subjects.
y
1/500 1/1000
shots.
F5.6 F8.0
F6.7
Less light
Video
mode
1/2000
Deep
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