Minolta XE-1 - Full Manual Setting

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Aperture priority
There
may
be
times
when
at
will
be
most
tmportant
to set
the
lens
aperture
to
obtain
a
particular
effect,
such
as
rendering
a
certain
range
in
sharp
focus
or emphasizing
a
subject
against
an
out-of-focus
backgrou
nd. I
n
this
case,
set
the desired
aperture,
and let
the
A:
Large
lens
opening
camera select
the
shutter
speed.
Small
f-num-
bers
yield
a
shallow
field
of sharp
focus,
as
in
Example
A
below,
while
large
f-numbers
give
greater
depth
of field,
as
in
Example
B. To
determine
actual
depth
of field,
use
the
depth-
of-field
scale
(see
p.34)
or stop-down
button
lp.22l
.
B:
Small
lens
opening