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Taking pictures by setting the exposure manually
Decide the exposure by setting the aperture
value and the shutter speed manually.
1
Move the joystick towards e/r/w/
q to set the aperture value and
the shutter speed.
• e/r: Set the aperture value A and the
shutter speed
B.
• w/q: Select the aperture value and the
shutter speed.
2
Press the shutter button halfway.
• Indication for the condition of exposure C
(manual exposure assistance) appears for
about 10 seconds.
•
When the exposure is not adequate, set the
aperture value and the shutter speed again.
3
Take the picture.
n Manual Exposure Assistance
• The manual exposure assistance is an
approximation. We recommend taking
pictures and then checking them using
the review function.
• Refer to P55 for the available range of the
aperture value and the shutter speed.
• You cannot set the following items in
manual exposure.
–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [u]
(P43)
–[AUTO] or [ ] in ISO sensitivity (P84)
(When the recording mode is switched to
Manual exposure, the ISO sensitivity is
automatically set to [ISO100] even
though it was set to [AUTO] or [ ]
beforehand.)
–Compensating the Exposure (P48)
• The brightness of the LCD may differ from
the brightness of pictures you take. Check
the picture with review or play mode.
•
If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture
value and the shutter speed turn red when
pressing the shutter button halfway.
•
When the shutter speed is slow, we
recommend using a tripod.
Manual exposure
O
1
19
100
ISO
A
B
C
The exposure is
adequate.
Set to faster shutter
speed or larger aperture
value.
Set to slower shutter
speed or smaller
aperture value.
ISO
ISO