Nikon D3 - Manual (Page 146)

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f: Shutter-Priority Auto
In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the
camera automatically selects the aperture that will produce the
optimal exposure. To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1
Select exposure
mode f.
Press the I button
and rotate the main
command dial until f
is displayed in the
viewfinder and top
control panel.
2
Choose a shutter speed.
Rotate the main command dial to
choose the desired shutter speed.
Shutter speed can be set to “p” (the
flash sync speed limit) or to values
between 30 s (q) and
1 /
8,000
s (o). Use slow shutter
speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving objects, high
shutter speeds to “freeze” motion.
I button
Main command dial
SHOOT
CUSTOM