Olympus C-2100 - Manual (Page 87)

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APERTURE PRIORITY MODE
1 Set the Mode dial to “A”.
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Aperture setting is displayed in
green.
2 Select on the Arrow pad to
select the aperture.
: Increases the value.
: Decreases the value.
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If you set the Mode dial to “A” when the ISO speed is set to AUTO, ISO
speed is automatically set to 100.
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When the built-in flash is activated, you cannot set the shutter speed to 1/30
sec. or slower when the zoom lever is set to the maximum position of “W”,
and 1/200 sec. or slower when the zoom lever is set to the maximum
position of “T”.
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Unless OFF is selected in “ALL RESET”, the setting will be canceled and
reset to off when the power is turned off. (p.148)
Note:
You can set the aperture manually in the Aperture priority mode. This is
especially useful for taking portrait pictures with blurred backgrounds.
Zoom position Range of the value
Wide (W) F2.8 – F8.0
Tele (T) F3.5 – F8.0
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When the aperture indication
appears in red on the display
The aperture indication appears in red
when the aperture setting is unsuitable
for the conditions. “
ᮢ
” appears beneath
the aperture indication when the
aperture is too small, and “
ᮡ
” appears
when the aperture is too large (see
illustration on the right). Adjust the
aperture to the optimum setting
according to “
ᮢ
/
ᮡ
” on the display.
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When the aperture is set to F8, the
fastest shutter speed possible is
1/1150 sec.
2 1
A F2.8 1/800 1/800 0.0
A F8.0 1/800 1/800 0.0
Aperture
Down exposure