Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto) - Nikon D5200 Reference Manual

Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto)

In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the camera
automatically selects the aperture that will produce the optimal exposure. Use slow
shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving subjects, fast shutter speeds to
"freeze" motion.
Fast shutter speed (
To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1
Rotate the mode dial to S.
2
Choose a shutter speed.
Shutter speed is shown in the viewfinder
and information display. Rotate the
command dial to choose the desired shutter
speed from values between 30 s and
3
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
57
1
/ s)
1600
1
/
Slow shutter speed (1 s)
Mode dial
s.
4000
Command dial