5: Shutter-Priority Auto - Nikon D300 User Manual

5:
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. To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1
Select exposure mode
5.
Press the MODE button and
rotate the main command
dial until 5 is displayed in
the viewfinder and
control panel.
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Rotate the main command dial to
choose the desired shutter speed.
Shutter speed can be set to "x
'250"
or
to values between 30 s
(30·')
and
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s
(Booo).
Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by
blurring moving objects, high shutter speeds to "freeze"
motion.
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2
Choose a shutter speed.
Fast shutter speed
(1 ;',600
s) Slow shutter speed
(1/ 6
s)
3
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
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See Also
See page 390 for information on what to do if flashing
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appears in the shutter-speed displays.
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