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Mode M (Manual)
In mode M, you control both shutter speed and aperture.
To take photographs in
mode M:
1 Rotate the mode dial to M.
2 Choose aperture and shutter speed.
While the exposure meters are on, rotate the main command dial to choose a
shutter speed, and the sub-command dial to set aperture.
Shutter speed can be
set to “p” or to values between 30 s and
1
/8,000 s, or the shutter can be held
open indefinitely for a long time-exposure (A, 0 73).
Aperture can be set
to values between the minimum and maximum for the lens.
Use the exposure
indicators to check exposure.
3 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Shutter speed Aperture
Main command dial Sub-command dial
Mode dial
