Aperture

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[lputman]

Originally Posted by sharrij

Shutter speed...I am really not sure. I know that sounds like a dumb answer, but I thought that if I changed the aperture, the camera adjusted shutter speed and ISO to work with my f number. I did not do a full "manual", just changed the aperture setting. Do I need to change the shutter speed manually? I will get out this weekend and try some of the suggestions! Thank you to everyone who replied. I am a novice at this and plan on taking a class this summer to get me on the right track!

If you are shooting in TV mode, you set the shutter speed and the camera will set the aperture. If you shoot in AV mode, you set the aperture and the camera will set the shutter speed. You would still have to set your ISO when using either of those modes. What mode were you shooting?

[t blanchard]

Have fun this weekend!

This might help a bit in determining which mode you should shoot in, and explain the differences between them:

Program versus Aperture Priority versus Shutter Priority versus Manual Exposure

there are many other great explanations on the web if you google depth of field, shutter speed, aperture, etc...