P, S,A, And M Modes - FujiFilm FINEPIX S1500 Owner's Manual

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P, S,A, and M Modes
P, S, A, and M modes provide full access to the
shooting and f-mode menus. S, A, and M
modes also offer control over shutter speed and/
or aperture.
Mode Description
P (PROGRAM
AE;pg. 37)
S(SHUTTER
PRIORITY AE;
pg. 37)
A (APERTURE
PRIORITY AE;
pg. 38)
M (MANUAL;
pg. 39)
Tile camera sets exposure automati-
cally.
You choose tile shutter speed, letting
the camera set aperture for optimal
exposure.
You choose the aperture, letting tile
camera set shutter speed for optimal
exposure.
You choose both shutter speed and
aperture.
Choose fast shutter speeds to freeze motion, slow
shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring mov-
ing objects.
Fostshutter speed
.Flow shutter speed
Small apertures bring objects behind and in front
ii ii
of tile main subject into focus, while large apertures
emphasize the main subject by blurring background
and foreground objects.
M_in
subject
Sm_ll _perture Lo_ge operture
(high F-number) (low F-number)
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