Setting the aperture—aperture priority mode 1 – Olympus E-100 RS User Manual

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Setting the aperture—Aperture priority mode

1

Set the Mode dial to “A”.

Aperture setting is displayed in
green.

2

Select

on the Arrow pad to

select the aperture.

: Increases the value.

: Decreases the value.

If you set the Mode dial to “A” when the ISO speed is set to AUTO, ISO
speed is automatically set to 100.

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”.

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

૽ ૽

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 large, and “

” appears

when the aperture is too small (see
illustration on the right). Adjust the
aperture to the optimum setting
according to “

/

” on the display.

2

1

A F2.8

1/800

1/800

0.0

[

SM

]

A F8.0

1/800

1/800

0.0

[

SM

]

Aperture

Down exposure

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