Leica LEICA-SL2S-KIT Owner's Manual

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PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE

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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 for a

portrait. 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. 136)

▸ Set the desired aperture 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 set-

ting and shutter speed.

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

▸ Shutter release

Note

• The remaining exposure time after shutter release is counted

down in seconds on the display for shutter speeds greater than

2 s.

SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY – S

Shutter speed priority mode will set exposure automatically accord-

ing 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 appropri-

ately 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. 136)

▸ Select the desired shutter speed