Sony NEX-3 User Manual

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Aperture Priority
Blurs or sharpens things in front of and beyond the subject.
• You cannot select [Flash Off] and [Autoflash] in [Flash Mode].
• If proper exposure cannot be obtained after the setup, when you press the shutter button halfway down, 
the shutter speed blinks. Although you can shoot as it is, resetting is recommended.
• The brightness of the image on the LCD monitor may differ from the actual image being shot.
1 [Menu] t [Shoot Mode] t [Aperture 
Priority] 
t desired value.
• Smaller F-value: The subject is in focus, but things in front 
of and beyond the subject is blurred.
• Larger F-value: The subject and its foreground and 
background are all in focus.
2 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to obtain 
proper exposure.
Aperture (F-number)
Notes
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Aperture
Smaller F-value (opening the aperture) narrows the range that 
is in focus. This allows you to put the subject in sharp focus 
and blur things in front of and beyond the subject. (Depth of 
field becomes shallower.)
Larger F-value (narrowing down the aperture) widens the range 
that is in focus. This allows you to shoot the depth of the 
scenery. (Depth of field becomes deeper.)