Nikon D300s - Manual (Page 134)

108
Z
f
: Shutter-Priority Auto
In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the
camera automatically selects the aperture that will produce the
optimal exposure. To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1
Select exposure
mode
f.
Press the I button
and rotate the main
command dial until
f is
displayed in the
viewfinder and control
panel.
2
Choose a shutter speed.
Rotate the main command dial while the
exposure meters are on to choose the
desired shutter speed. Shutter speed can
be set to “
p” or to values between 30 s (q) and
1 /
8,000
s ( o). Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by
blurring moving objects, fast shutter speeds to “freeze” motion.
3
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Fast shutter speed ( 1 /
1,600
s) Slow shutter speed ( 1 /
6
s)
A See Also
See page 380 for information on what to do if flashing “ A” indicator
appears in the shutter-speed displays.
I button
Main command dial