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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
• It will be a normal motion picture recording when recording a motion picture. Use the
Creative Motion Picture Mode when you would like to record by setting the aperture or
shutter speed. (P108)
• How the exposure compensation is switched can be changed by [EXPO. SETTINGS] (P129) in
the [CUSTOM MENU] menu.
• The brightness of the LCD monitor/Viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the
pictures on the playback screen.
• Set the aperture value to a higher number when the subject is too bright in aperture-priority AE
mode. Set the aperture value to a lower number when the subject is too dim.
• When you use a lens with an aperture ring, the setting for the front dial becomes effective if you
rotate the aperture ring to the [A] position and the aperture ring setting takes priority if you
rotate the aperture ring to a position other than [A] in aperture-priority AE mode.
• The aperture value and the shutter speed displayed on the screen turn red and blink when the
exposure is not adequate.
• We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.
• When the flash is activated, the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1/160th of a second
in shutter-priority AE mode. (P67)
• If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow, the shutter speed on the
screen counts down in shutter-priority AE mode.
• [ ] and [ ] cannot be set for shutter-priority AE mode.
• The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [AUTO] when you switch the recording mode to
shutter-priority AE mode while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ ] (Intelligent).
[REC] mode: ²
Taking picture by setting the exposure manually
Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
Set the mode dial to [
²].
Rotate the front dial to set the aperture
and shutter speed.
• It will switch between aperture setting operation and
shutter speed setting operation every time the front
dial is pressed.
• You can also set the focus manually by rotating the
focus mode dial to [MF]. (P79)
Press the shutter button halfway.
• The manual exposure assistance appears on the
lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure.
• Set the aperture value and the shutter speed again
when the exposure is not adequate.
Take the picture.