Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and
apertures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving the
photographer total control over the final exposure.
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Use the up/down keys of the controller to change
the shutter speed.
MANUAL (M) EXPOSURE MODE
The changes made to the exposure will be visible in the live image on the monitor. The
monitor shutter-speed and aperture display will turn red if the image is significantly
underexposed or overexposed. If the monitor is black, increase the exposure until the
image is visible; decrease the exposure if the monitor is white. When the shutter-release
button is pressed partway down, the brightness of the live image may change while the
camera focuses.
In manual exposure mode, the auto camera-sensitivity setting will fix the ISO value at
100. The camera sensitivity can be changed in section 3 of the recording menu (p. 59).
The flash mode can be set to fill-flash, fill-flash with red-eye reduction, or slow sync. with
red-eye reduction (p. 26), but the live image will not reflect the flash exposure.
Use the left/right keys of the controller to change the
aperture.
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