Minolta Maxxum 8000i - Page 22

Slow Shutter Speed Fast Shutter Speed
Your choice of shutter speed is an important Fast shutter speeds, such as 1/500 or 1/1000
factor in determining how moving subjects will of a second, can be used to freeze the action of a
be recorded. Slow shutter speeds, such as 1/ moving subject- When using telephoto lenses,
30 or 1 /15 of a second, will make moving sub- a fast shutter speed should be used to prevent
jects appear to flow. image blur caused by camera shake.
Listed below are the selectable shutter-speed settings in M and S modes.
1/8000 1/4000 1/2000 1/1000 1/500 1/250 1/125 1/60 1/30 1/15 1/8
1/4 1/2 1" 2" 4" 8" 15" 30" (bulb) (Bulb setting should only be used in M mode)
Using the Customized Function Card, operation can be modified so that shutter speeds are
selectable in half-stop settings.
M: MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE
Manual mode can be used when you want full
creative control of exposure. In this mode, you
can set the aperture to control depth of field, and
the shutter speed to control the expression of
subject movement. Viewfinder exposure sig¬
nals make it easy to set the camera for correct
exposure. If desired, you can also vary the expo¬
sure based on your own experience.
To set the shutter speed: Move the setting
control to the right to set a faster shutter speed,
and to the left to set a slower shutter speed; the
shutter speed changes in full-stop increments.
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