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Using Shutter Priority mode

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Using Shutter Priority mode

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In Program mode, when you meter a scene by half-pressing the shutter button, the camera calculates an appropriate shutter speed, and aperture, and maybe ISO, if you're set to Auto ISO. There will be times, though, when you know that you're going to want a lot of control of shutter speed. Maybe you're shooting a sporting event, and you know that you want to perfectly freeze motion, so you want to make certain that your camera is always using a fast shutter speed, or maybe you're shooting a landscape with some moving water in it, and you know that you want that silky smooth blurred water effect in all of your shots, so you want to make certain that you're always using a slow shutter speed. In Shutter priority mode, you can choose the shutter speed that you want, and when the camera meters, it will automatically pick a corresponding aperture that will yield a correct exposure. You should already know how to switch to Shutter priority mode; that's Tv on your mode dial, for time value. I'm…

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