Nikon 5000 - Manual (Page 106)

Taking Photographs—Advanced Photography
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Shutter-Priority Auto
In shutter-priority auto, shutter-speed is controlled by rotating the command
dial. Options range from 8 s to
1 /
2000
s in increments equivalent to 1 EV (1 step).
Shutter-speed displayed in control
panel and monitor
Rotate
If the selected shutter-speed would result in the photograph being under- or
over-exposed, the shutter speed displayed in the control panel and monitor will
flash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another
shutter speed and try again. At shutter speeds of
1 /
4
s or slower, the shutter-
speed indicator in the monitor will turn yellow to show that mottling (“noise”)
may appear in the final photograph. We recommend that you either choose
a faster shutter speed or turn noise reduction on (
128).
Shutter-Speed Limitations
At CONTINUOUS settings of Ultra HS and Movie ( 109), the camera takes
a fixed number of frames per second. Shutter speed can not be set to values
slower than the frame advance rate (
1 /
30
s and 1 /
15
s, respectively).
Faster Shutter Speeds
For shutter speeds faster than 1 /
2000
s, choose an exposure mode of aperture-
priority auto (see opposite), select the largest aperture setting (smallest f/-num-
ber), and zoom the camera all the way out. If lighting is sufficient, shutter
speeds of up to
1 /
4000
s can be achieved.