Shooting in Auto mode is simple as a good camera will automatically select the optimal settings. However, sometimes there comes a time when photographers will want to control the amount of light coming into the camera – that’s when the Aperture-Priority Mode comes into play.
Most commonly marked as AV or A on the camera mode dials, Aperture-Priority Mode is a semi-automatic mode that allows the photographer to manually set the F values (which are used to identify aperture size) to control the depth of field – the larger the aperture, the shallower the depth of field. The mode is considered to be semi-automatic because the camera will then automatically select the most appropriate shutter speed to achieve the proper exposure. Continue Reading
