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Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects
Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture
You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to achieve a particular effect.
This is convenient for shooting fireworks and other images where it is difficult to
set the correct exposure automatically.
1
Turn the shooting mode dial to .
• The shutter speed and aperture value appears on the LCD
monitor if it is on.
2
Select a shutter speed using B or A on
the multicontroller.
3
Select an aperture value using C or D on
the multicontroller.
4
Shoot the image.
• When you press the shutter button halfway, a number indicating the
difference between the standard exposure* and the selected exposure
appears on the LCD monitor. If the difference is more than ±2 steps, “-2”
or “+2” appears in red.
* The standard exposure is calculated by the AE function according to the selected metering mode.
• Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 180)
• If you wish to change the exposure, adjust the shutter speed using B or A on the
multicontroller, or adjust the aperture using C or D on the multicontroller.
• The LCD monitor's brightness matches the selected shutter speed and aperture
value. When you select a fast shutter speed or shoot a subject in a dark place and
set the flash to
(Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On) or (Flash On) the LCD monitor
will always light up.
• For the correlation between aperture value and shutter speed, see page 70.