Panasonic Lumix FZ80 User Manual

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The Panasonic Lumix FZ80/82 User’s Guide 14Taking Images Using the Aperture Priority ModeAperture priority is selected by the user when the main exposure driving reason is one of the need fordepth of field (DOF). Selecting a wide aperture (like F2.8) produces a shallow depth of field and converselyselecting a small aperture (like F8.0) will give deeper depth of field.Selecting a large aperture, a long focal length and placing the subject close to the camera with the subjectfar from the background is the usual way to produce images with great differentiation of subject frombackground.This can be used to great advantage in portraiture and wildlife.Selecting a large aperture/long focal length for reduced depth of fieldAperture priority is selected by rotating the top mode control dial to the“A” position.Use the back-control wheel to set the aperture.The range of adjustment is from F2.8 to F8.0 at the wide angle (20mm EFL) length setting.As this camera model does not have a constant aperture zoom lens it means that as the zoom length ischanged from wide angle to a telephoto position the minimum aperture will change depending upon thezoom level set. At full zoom of 1200mm EFL the maximum aperture is just f5.9.Focal length Maximum aperture available20 F2.850 F3.990 F4.7200 F5.5400 F5.61200 F5.9