Timeline for Do any other manufacturers other than Canon use the terms Av and Tv?
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| Feb 21, 2011 at 5:08 | comment | added | jrista | My Canon manual used the term "variable", and many of the books I've read use the same term (others are based on Nikon gear, which seems to use A and S for the same things.) It makes logical sense, given that when set to that mode, you have the control to "vary" a setting. If you are using Av, the Aperture is a variable setting controlled by a dial, and the same goes for Tv. | |
| Feb 21, 2011 at 3:52 | comment | added | mattdm | @jrista: why do you say that it means "... variable"? I just looked in the manual for the Canon 7D, and it says "<Av> stands for Aperture value"..... | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 12:50 | comment | added | Joey | Interestingly, I'd rather consider the exposure time variable when shooting in Av since I select an aperture and the camera varies the exposure time. Of course, both are variables, but somehow it feels odd that it's more variable when I'm the one who varies them ;-) | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 12:24 | vote | accept | gerikson | ||
| Jan 23, 2011 at 7:37 | comment | added | jrista | Tv does indeed mean "Time Variable", as Av does indeed mean "Aperture variable". | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 7:30 | history | answered | labnut | CC BY-SA 2.5 |