Gateway DC-T60 - Manual (Page 40)

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4 Compose the picture.
5 Focus the camera and take the picture. See “Setting the focus”
on page 26.
Taking pictures in the Aperture priority mode
When you take pictures in the Aperture priority mode ( Av ), the
camera gives priority to the aperture setting. The camera
automatically sets the shutter speed based on the aperture setting.
When you set the camera to a small aperture (higher F-stop value),
pictures have a sharper focus in the foreground and background
(greater depth-of-field).
When you set the camera to a large aperture (smaller F-stop value),
pictures have sharper focus in the foreground and a more blurred
focus in the background (shallow depth-of-field).
To take pictures in the Aperture priority mode ( Av ):
1 Turn the camera on. See “Turning on your camera” on page 13.
2 Turn the mode dial to the Aperture
priority mode (
Av ).
3 Set the aperture setting from F 2.8 to
F 6.7 with the search dial:
■ Rotate the search dial in the
direction to select a larger
aperture (F-stop value) (smaller
aperture setting) or rotate the
search dial in the
direction to
select a smaller aperture (F-stop
value) (larger aperture setting).
The aperture value and
corresponding aperture setting are displayed on the LCD.