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Minimun shutter speed for ISO Auto 6d Mark II

Lynnea1941
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I'm not clearly understanding the manual:  "You can set the minimum shutter speed so that the shutter speed set automatically will not be too slow when ISO Auto is set.  This is effective in the <P> and <AV> modes when you use a wide-angle lens to shoot a moving subject or when you use a telephoto lens.  It helps to reduce camera shake and blurred subjects.

 

I can further see that it is possible to set the Auto to a slower or faster speed than the standard.

 

Is it not possible to set the minimum shutter speed to Auto with  a faster setting (compared to standard) while in Manual mode?

 

Or, is it possible to do this, but it is just not effective?

 

Lynnea

 

 

 

 

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kvbarkley
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You can set whatever speed you want in manual.

I'm sorry, but I meant the setting for ISO Speed Settings.

 

I believe, thought, that I did find my answer. 

 

I have chose M mode and Auto ISO so my understanding now is that this already sets the minimum shutter speed, and I would not need to be concerned with the ISO Speed Setting.

 

Thanks for replying.

Lynnea

 


@Lynnea1941wrote:

I'm sorry, but I meant the setting for ISO Speed Settings.

 

I believe, thought, that I did find my answer. 

 

I have chose M mode and Auto ISO so my understanding now is that this already sets the minimum shutter speed, and I would not need to be concerned with the ISO Speed Setting.

 

Thanks for replying.

Lynnea

 


In M mode the shutter speed is whatever you set it to be; there is no "minimum" or "maximum". In Av mode with auto-ISO, the minimum shutter speed is the limit to which the shutter speed will be reduced before the ISO speed starts to be increased. I believe (though I'm not sure) that the shutter speed can go even lower, but only after the ISO speed has reached its maximum value.

Bob
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@Lynnea1941wrote:

I'm sorry, but I meant the setting for ISO Speed Settings.

 

I believe, thought, that I did find my answer. 

 

I have chose M mode and Auto ISO so my understanding now is that this already sets the minimum shutter speed, and I would not need to be concerned with the ISO Speed Setting.

 

Thanks for replying.

Lynnea

 


Yes, you are correct.  Av mode allows for constant aperture.  Tv mode allows for a constant shutter speed.  If you want both to be a constant, then you need to use Manual mode.  The camera body can automatically set all three legs of the Exposure Triangle for you, like Green [A] mode.  It can also set any two, any one, or none of the legs of the Exposure Triangle for you.

 

I shoot in Manual mode, with ISO Auto, most of the time.  The lower the ISO, the better.  So, the camera allows you to set a maximum ISO setting that can be used when the camera is in ISO Auto mode.  I set my 6D2 to max Auto ISO = 12800.  

 

If the camera wants a higher ISO, then I use exposure compensation to dial down the exposure, which is pretty rare, actually.  This approach is the exposure triangle at work.

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ebiggs1
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"I have chose M mode and Auto ISO..."

 

Keep in mind, this is not 'manual' mode.  Anything you have the camera select something for you it is not manual mode.

EB
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