7. Metering/Exposure/ISO Sensitivity – Aperture-Priority AE Mode
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Depth of Field Characteristics
Aperture value Small Large
Focal length of lens Telephoto Wide-angle
Distance to subject Near More distant
Depth of field
(area in sharp focus)
Shallow (narrow)
Example: When you want
to take a image with a
defocused background.
Deep (wide)
Example: When you want
to take a image with focus
as far as the background.
• The effects of the set aperture value and shutter speed will not be visible on the
recording screen.
To check the effects on the recording screen, use [Preview]. (Preview Mode:
268)
You can set the preview of the aperture effect to constantly operate in [A] mode
to check the depth of field while recording:
[] [ ] [Constant Preview] ([Constant Preview]: 566)
• The brightness of the recording screen and of actual recorded images may differ.
Check the images on the playback screen.
• When using a lens with an aperture ring, set the position of the aperture ring to
other than [A] to use the aperture value of the lens.
• You can customize dial operations:
[] [ ] [Dial Set.] [Assign Dial (F/SS)]/[Rotation (F/SS)] ([Dial
Set.]: 563)
• The recording screen can display an exposure meter indicating the relationship
between aperture value and shutter speed:
[] [ ] [Expo.Meter] ([Expo.Meter]: 572)
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