Leica 10854 User Manual

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Picture Mode

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SEMI-AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE SETTING – A/S

APERTURE PRIORITY - A

Aperture priority mode sets the exposure automatically according

to the manually selected aperture. This mode is suitable for

pictures in which the depth of ﬁeld is a critical compositional

element.

By selecting an appropriately low aperture value, you can reduce

the depth of ﬁeld range, for example to make a face “stand out” in

sharp focus against an unimportant or distracting background.

Conversely, you can use a higher aperture value to increase the

depth of ﬁeld range, so that everything from the foreground to the

background will be in full focus in a landscape shot.

▸ Select the operating mode A (see p. 123)

▸ Set the desired exposure value

▸ Tap and hold the shutter button

• Exposure information is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

This contains the automatically set value pair of aperture

setting and shutter speed.

• All other visible displays of the info bars will be hidden.

▸ Shutter release

SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY – S

Shutter speed priority mode will set exposure automatically

according to the manually selected shutter speed. It is therefore

particularly suitable for pictures of moving objects, where the

sharpness of the movement depicted is a critical picture composition

element.

An appropriately fast shutter speed can help to avoid e.g. unwanted

motion blurring and will "freeze" the object. Conversely, an

appropriately longer shutter speed can help create a better feeling

of motion in the image with targeted "tracer eﬀects".

▸ Select the operating mode S (see p. 123)