Toshiba PDR-M500 Instruction Manual page 41

[Av] APERTURE PRIORITY
In this mode, photographs are taken with the priority given to the aperture setting. The
shutter speed is automatically set according to the aperture.
If you set a small aperture (higher F value), you can take portrait photographs with the
foreground and background in focus, for example. Alternatively, if you set for a large
aperture (lower F value), everything in the foreground will be in focus with the background
out of focus.
Turn the mode dial to [
Select [EXP] with the
button.
A list of exposure mode icons is displayed.
Select [Av] with the
button.
Press the OK button.
The camera is now ready to take photographs.
Set the aperture with the
Aperture value
Shutter speed value
• When aperture F2.8 (open) is set, the shutter speed is limited to a maximum speed of
Memo
1/1000 second.
• The aperture value you set differs from the aperture value used in actual photography
depending on the position of the zoom lens.
], and press the OK button.
button, and press the
button, and press the OK
This fixes the setting, and [Av] is displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
button.
The setting range is as follows.
button (close down)
F8.0/F7.1/F6.3/F5.6/F5.0/F4.5/F4.0/F3.6/F3.2/F2.8
The aperture and corresponding shutter speed appear
in the screen. If the appropriate combination cannot be
set, the histogram frame turns red. Photographs can,
however, be taken in this state.
You can also compensate exposure (
the buttons in combination with this mode.
button (open)
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