Minolta X-300 - Selecting Aperture; Guidelines for Typical Picture-Taking Situations

Selecting aperture
ln auto
mode,
your
camera
will automatically
set the
precise
shutter speed for
proper
exposure
at
the
set
aperture. Even
so,
you
have
considerable
control over
results
and can adjust
aperture
and shutter
speed over
sizable
ranges.
For
good pictures
where
no
particular
effect
is
desired,
simply
set the aperture
as indicated
in the table. These
settings
will
provide
as much
depth of
field
as
possible
while
producing
a shutter speed fast enough
to
stop
the
motion
of most subjects.
There
may be times, however,
when
you
want to
obtain a
particular
effect, such
as
rendering
a certain
range in
sharp focus, emphasizing
a
subject against an
out-of-focus
background,
or selecting a specific
shutter
speed.
ln these cases,
you
must
select
the appropriate
aperture
to
give
the
desired
depth of
field
(see
p.
281or
the
desired
shutter
speed
(p.
29).
Guidelines for
typical
picture-taking
situations
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