Setting the exposure control
Your digital disk camera allows you to set a number of different exposure controls (shutter
speeds and aperture settings). By becoming familiar with these settings, you can create a wide
variety of expressions in your images.
Preparation
œ Set the CAMERA/PLAY switch to “CAMERA.”
œ Turn the mode selector dial to &, r, or 7 to select the desired shooting mode.
1
Press the EXP button.
œ The + indicator appears. If you are going to set a
setting other than AE lock, proceed to step 2.
œ If the EXP button is pressed while program AE is set
(the initial setting), the AE lock function activates and
the exposure is locked to the setting when the EXP
button was pressed. After the exposure is locked, the
) indicator appears.
œ To perform shooting with this locked exposure setting,
press the RETURN button. By pressing the
AUTO/MAN button, you can now switch back and forth
between program AE and this locked setting.
œ If the EXP button is pressed while spot sample AE,
shutter speed priority AE, aperture priority AE, or
manual exposure is set, the Exposure Control Setting
Screen in step 2 appears.
2
Turn the control dial to select the desired exposure
control setting.
œ The Exposure Control Setting Screen appears.
PROGRAM: Program AE
œ For having the digital disk camera automatically set a
proper shutter speed and aperture according to the
subject brightness.
œ This is the setting for automatic mode.
Example: For simple shooting that requires
minimum setup.
AE LOCK: AE Lock
œ As when the EXP button is pressed in step 1 above,
when you select AE LOCK and press the RETURN
button, the exposure is locked to the current setting.
This exposure is locked and will be used when the
shutter release button is pressed.
Example: For setting the exposure beforehand and
then shooting.
EXP button
Control dial
RETURN button
AE Lock Screen
PROGRAM
AE LOCK
SPOT SPL
S.SPEED
APERTURE
MANUAL
Exposure Control Setting Screen
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