EXPOSURE
MODE
light
reaching
th
e film
is
controlled by the
sh
utter a
nd
ape
r-
ture. The proper combination
of
shutter and aperture settings
results in
th
e co
rr
ect exposur
e.
Th
e necessary settings will be
based upon the
ISO
speed set for the film in use and the
operation of
th
e camera's exposure control syste
m.
The relationship between aperture and shutter
is
as follows:
One change
in
shutter speed e
ith
er doubl
es
or
hal
ves
th
e light
tr
ansmi
tt
ed.
For
exampl
e,
1/500 passes half the light
as
1/250
a
nd
double
th
e
li
g
ht
of
111000
.
Th
e aperture
118
passes ha
lf
th
e
light of
115.6
a
nd
double
th
e light of
1111.
If
th
e correct exposure
for a scene
is
1/500
at
118,
th
en we can also
se
lect 1/250 at f
/1
1
or
111000
at
115
.6 and achi
eve
th
e same exposure r
es
ult
s.
Se
lecting
th
e exposure control mode means deciding if you
want the shutter speed/aperture to be set automatically or
manually.
The Nikon N6000 offers five modes: four automatic exposure
control modes - Auto Multi-Program
(i:d), Normal-Pro-
grammed
(fj),
Shutter-
Pr
iority auto
(~),
and Aperture-Priority
a
ut
o (.BJ) - in addi
ti
on to Manual
(111)
mode.
Each exposure mode h
as
its own advantages.
In
Pr
ogrammed auto exposure mode,
as
th
e optimum combi-
na
ti
on of
sh
utt
er speed and aperture is automa
ti
ca
ll
y
se
t by
th
e
N6000's microcomputer, you can concentrate completely on
picture composi
ti
on and have greater opportuni
ti
es to shoot,
wi
th
out worrying about exposur
e.
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In Shutter-Priority auto exposure mode, you can manually
se
t
shutter speed
as
desired. That
is,
you can freeze the ac
ti
on
with sharp, clear images using a fast shutter speed, or create
motion effects by choosing slower shutter speeds.
In
Aperture-Priority auto exposure mode, you can control dep
th
of field by varying
th
e apertur
e.
You
can use a larger aperture
(smaller f-number) for shallower depth of
fi
eld to create softer,
less distinct background
s,
or choose a sma
ll
er aperture (la
rg
er
f-numbe
r)
for greater depth of
fi
eld.
In
Manual exposure mode,
in
addition to controlling both shut-
ter speed and apertur
e,
yo
u can easily create intentiona
ll
y
over- or underexposed photos.
