Canon BP-511 - Manual (Page 73)

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Advanced Operations
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Aperture-Priority AE/Checking the Depth of Field
Checking the Depth of Field
You can press the Depth-of-Field Preview button to
close the aperture to the current aperture setting,
and then verify the range of focus in the viewfinder.
● If the 30” shutter speed blinks, the scene
is too dark. Turn the <
> dial to reduce
the aperture value (larger aperture).
● If the 4000 shutter speed blinks, the
scene is too bright. Turn the <
> dial to
increase the aperture value (smaller
aperture).
Aperture Value Display
You can set the aperture in half stops as shown below. The higher the aperture
value, the smaller the aperture opening. The range of aperture settings displayed
depends on the lens mounted on the camera.
1.0 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.6 6.7 8.0 9.5 11 13 16 19 22
27 32 38 45 54 64 76 91
If no lens is mounted on the camera, the aperture setting is displayed as 00.
● You can also set the camera so that you can set the aperture value in 1/3-stop
increments. (C.Fn-4-1
→ 122)
● You can fix the shutter speed at 1/200 second for shooting with a flash.
(C.Fn-6-1
→ 124)
● This feature can be used in the Creative zone.
● In < > mode, this feature operates when the shutter button is pressed down
halfway.
● The exposure is locked (AE lock) while the Depth-of-Field Preview button is
pressed.