Nikon D50 Manuel D’Utilisation

P, S, A, and M modes offer varying degrees of control over shutter speed 
and aperture.

Programmed 
auto

Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure.  
Recommended for snapshots and in other situations in which 
little time is available for adjusting camera settings.

Shutter-priority 
auto

User chooses shutter speed; camera selects aperture for best 
results.  Use to freeze or blur motion.

Aperture-priority 
auto

User chooses aperture; camera selects shutter speed for best 
results.  Use to blur background or bring both foreground and 
background into focus.

M Manual

User controls both shutter speed and aperture.  Set shutter 
speed to “bulb” for long time-exposures.

P, S, A, and M modes offer control over a variety of advanced settings, in-
cluding shutter speed, aperture, and white balance.

When using a CPU lens equipped with an aperture ring, lock the aperture ring at the 
min i mum aperture (highest f/-number).  Non-CPU lenses can only be used in mode 
M, when aperture can be adjusted manually using the lens aperture ring.  The cam-
era exposure meter can not be used.  See “Optional Accessories” (

 105).

If the limits of the exposure metering system are exceeded, one of the following in di -
ca tors will be dis played in the control panel and viewfi nder:

Subject too bright.  Lower sensitivity or use optional Neutral Density (ND) fi lter.
Subject too dark.  Raise sensitivity or use fl ash.

 11: EV Step controls the size of the increments for shutter speed and aperture 

(

 92).  

 12: BKT SET can be used to vary exposure automatically over a series of 

photographs (

 93).  Exposure can be locked using AE lock (

 97).