Sony NEX-5N Instruction Manual page 159

Aperture Priority
Blurs or sharpens things in front of and beyond the subject.
1 MENU t [Shoot Mode] t [Aperture
Priority] t desired value.
• Smaller F-value: The subject is in focus, but things in front
of and beyond the subject is blurred.
• Larger F-value: The subject and its foreground and
background are all in focus.
2 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to obtain
proper exposure.
You can adjust the aperture value also during movie
recording.
Notes
• You cannot select [Flash Off] and [Autoflash] in [Flash Mode]. Select it by pushing the flash up or down
with your fingers.
• If proper exposure cannot be obtained after the setup, when you press the shutter button halfway down,
the shutter speed blinks. Although you can shoot as it is, resetting is recommended.
• The brightness of the image on the LCD monitor may differ from the actual image being shot.
• When using an A-mount lens, you can adjust the aperture when focusing manually during movie
recording.
Aperture
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Smaller F-value (opening the aperture) narrows the range that
is in focus. This allows you to put the subject in sharp focus
and blur things in front of and beyond the subject. (Depth of
field becomes shallower.)
Larger F-value (narrowing down the aperture) widens the range
that is in focus. This allows you to shoot the depth of the
scenery. (Depth of field becomes deeper.)
Aperture (F-value)
GB
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