S: Shutter-Priority Auto - Nikon COOLPIX 8800 Manual

S: Shutter-Priority Auto

In shutter-priority auto, the user selects the shutter speed by rotating the com-
mand dial; aperture is set automatically by the camera in response to lighting
conditions. Shutter speed can be set to values between 8 s and
ments equivalent to 1 EV (one step).
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Select mode S.
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If the selected shutter speed would result in the picture being under- or over-
exposed, the shutter-speed display in the monitor or electronic viewfi nder will
fl ash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another shut-
ter speed and try again. At speeds slower than ¼ s, the shutter-speed indicator
in the shooting display will turn yellow to show that mottling may appear in the
fi nal picture. If possible, choose a faster shutter speed or use noise reduction
( 109).
Ultra HS
When Ultra HS is selected for Continuous (
thirty frames per second, with the result that the shutter speed can not be set to a value
/
slower than 1 s.
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Aperture Restrictions
At a shutter speed of
between f/5.0 and f/8.0 (camera zoomed out to widest angle).
48
8M 8M 8M
1/60 1/60 60 F2.8 F2.8 F2.8 126 126 126
/
s, aperture is restricted to f/7.4 (maximum zoom) or to values
1
3,000
2
Select shutter speed.
Frame picture, focus, and shoot.
88), the frame advance rate is fi xed at
/
1 s in incre-
3,000
8M 8M 8M
1/1000 1/1000 1/1000 F2.8 F2.8 F2.8 126 126 126