Nikon P510 - Manual (Page 76)

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j, k, l, m Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
Sh
ooting Feat
ures
Adjusting the Shutter Speed
Adjusting the Aperture Value
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Aperture and Zoom
The aperture value (f-number) indicates the lens brightness. Large apertures (expressed by small
f­numbers) let more light into the camera, and small apertures (large f-numbers) let less light.
The aperture value of this camera zoom lens can be changed depending on the zoom position. The
largest aperture at the wide-angle position is f/3 and that at the telephoto zoom position is f/5.9.
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M (User Setting) Mode
Even when the mode dial is set to M (User settings) mode, you can shoot in j (Programmed auto),
k (Shutter-priority auto), l (Aperture-priority auto) or m (Manual). The setting combinations (User
settings) that are frequently used for shooting can be saved in
M (A64).
Faster
1/1000 s
Slower
1/30 s
Larger aperture
(Small f-number)
f/3
Smaller aperture
(Large f-number)
f/8.3