Shutter-Priority Auto - Nikon CoolPix 990 Manual

Shutter-Priority Auto

When the camera is set to shutter-priority auto, shutter speed
can be chosen by rotating the command dial. Options range
1
from 8 s to / s in increments of one step.
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Rotate
1/60 F2.7 2.7 1/60
If the selected shutter speed would result in the photograph
being over- or under-exposed, the shutter speed displayed in
the control panel and LCD monitor will flash when the shut-
ter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another setting
and try again.
Shutter speed limitations
At a CONTINUOUS setting of Ultra HS, the lowest available shutter
1
speed is / s. At a setting of Movie, shutter speed can not be set to a
30
1
value slower than / s. A setting of bulb (manual exposure mode only) is
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only available at a CONTINUOUS setting of Single. For more informa-
tion on CONTINUOUS settings, see:
"Advanced Photography: Continuous Photography"
Shutter speed displayed
in LCD monitor and
control panel (shutter
1
speeds of / s or more
4
are shown in the LCD
monitor in yellow to
indicate that noise may
appear in the final
NORMAL
NORMAL
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Manual
In manual exposure mode, you can choose an aperture be-
tween maximum and minimum aperture (in increments of
of a step), and a shutter speed of "bulb" or values between 8 s
1
and / s (in increments of one step). Follow the steps below
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to set shutter-speed and aperture in manual exposure mode:
1
After setting the exposure mode to manual, release the
button.
2
Press the button again to select ei-
ther shutter speed or aperture in the con-
trol panel shutter-speed/aperture display, or
in the LCD monitor, where the selected
item is shown in green. The item selected changes each
time the button is pressed.
Long time exposure
When the shutter-speed is set to bulb (manual exposure mode only), the
shutter will remain open while the shutter-release button is pressed (maxi-
mum exposure 60 s). Use of the remote shutter-release cord MC-EU1
(available separately) and a tripod is recommended.
Note that if the shutter is open for longer than
may appear in the final photograph.
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/
3
1 / s at any setting, noise
4