Sony DSC-HX400V - Manual (Page 53)

How to Use Shooting Selecting a shooting mode
Aperture Priority
You can shoot by adjusting the aperture and changing the range in focus, or by defocusing the
background. The aperture value can be changed while recording movies.
1. Set the mode dial to A (Aperture Priority).
2. Select the desired value by turning the control dial.
Smaller F-value: The subject is in focus, but objects in front of and beyond the subject
are blurred.
Larger F-value: The subject and its foreground and background are all in focus.
3. Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to obtain proper exposure.
Note
If proper exposure cannot be obtained after setup, the shutter speed on the shooting screen
blinks. Although you can shoot as it is, resetting is recommended.
The brightness of the image on the screen may differ from the actual image being shot.
Hint
Smaller F-value (opening the aperture) narrows the range that is in focus. This allows you to
put the subject in sharp focus and blur objects in front of and beyond the subject (depth of
field becomes shallower). Larger F-value (narrowing down the aperture) widens the range
that is in focus. This allows you to shoot the depth of the scenery (depth of field becomes
deeper).
How to Use Shooting Selecting a shooting mode
Manual Exposure
You can shoot with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed and
aperture. The shutter speed and the aperture value can be changed while recording movies.
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