Contax Aria - Page 44

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You can choose the following exposure modes
depending on your shooting object and
application.
Av: Aperture-priority Auto Exposure
When choosing your desired aperture, the camera
will automatically select the shutter speed suited
for it to provide correct exposure. This mode is
useful for taking pictures by utilizing the lens depth
of field.
Tv: Shutter-speed-priority Auto Exposure
(with MM type lenses only)
When choosing your desired shutter speed, the
camera will automatically select the aperture suited
for it to provide correct exposure. This mode is
useful for taking fast moving objects.
P: Programmed Auto Exposure (with MM
type lenses only)
In this mode, the camera will automatically select
the optimum combination of aperture and shutter
speed on a preset program in accordance with the
brightness of the object. Because it is not
necessary to set exposure, you can
concentrate on composing your picture and
choosing the best shooting moment.
M: Manual Exposure
In this mode, you can choose the aperture and
shutter speed as desired. Intentional over-or
underexposure is also easy.
X: Flash Photography
This mode is for use with an ordinary flash unit
having only an X-contact but no dedicated flash
linked contact. A shutter speed of 1/125 is used.
For details, see “Taking Pictures Using X-contact
Flash Units Other than TLA Flash Unit” on page
162.
B: Bulb Exposure
This mode can be used for taking night scenes or
pictures of the sky at night which require long
exposure.
e if an AE lens is mounted on the camera, you
cannot take pictures in the "Tv" or "P" mode.
Even if it is been set to the “Tv” or “P” mode, it
will nevertheless operate in the "Av" mode.
€ if nolens is mounted on the camera, the
exposure mode will automatically switch to the
"Av" mode even if it has been set to the "Tv" or
"P" mode.