Av: Setting the Aperture
When you set the aperture in the aperture-priority AE mode, the camera automatically selects a shutter speed to match the brightness.
The aperture adjusts the amount of light that passes through the lens. Selecting a lower aperture value (opening the aperture) allows you to blur the background and create a beautiful portrait. A higher aperture value (closing it) brings the entire range from foreground to background into focus. The larger the aperture value, the greater the range of the image brought into clear focus.
Some aperture values may not be available with certain zoom positions.
- Please note that camera shake becomes a factor at low shutter speeds. If the camera shake warning appears in the LCD monitor (or the viewfinder), secure the camera to a tripod before shooting.
- In this mode, the maximum shutter speed with synchronized flash is 1/250 second. You may see the shutter speed change if the camera selects a shutter speed faster than 1/250 second, based on the aperture value
Aperture Value Display
The larger the aperture value, the smaller the lens aperture.
F2.8 F3.2 F3.5 F4.0 F4.5 F4.8 F5.0 F5.6 F6.3 F7.1 F8.0
Safety Shift
If you set [Safety Shift] to [On] in the Rec. menu when the shooting mode is Tv or Av, the camera automatically changes the shutter speed or aperture value to obtain the correct exposure if necessary.
- The safety shift function does not work when the flash fires.
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