Aperture Priority - Nikon D700 User Manual

Aperture-Priority Auto
In aperture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera
automatically selects the shutter speed that will produce the
optimal exposure. To take photographs in aperture-priority auto:
1
Select exposure MODEbutton
mode P,.
Press the MODE button
and rotate the main
command dial until ,q
is displayed in the
viewfinder and control
panel.
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Main comi_and dial
2 Choose an aperture.
While the exposure
meters are active,
rotate the sub-
command dial to
choose aperture from
values between the
I.
Sub-command dial
minimum and maximum for the lens. Small apertures (high f-
numbers) increase depth of field (pg. 115), bringing both
foreground and background into focus. Large apertures (low
f-numbers) soften background details in portraits or other
compositions that emphasize the main subject.
Small aperture (f/32) Large aperture (f/2.8)
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