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Shooting with the
manual adjustments
Mode dial: S/A/M
You can manually adjust the shutter speed
and aperture values according to the
purpose of shooting.
• You cannot use the NightShot or NightFraming
functions when the mode dial is set to S, A or
M.
• You cannot make manual adjustments when
shooting movies.
• If the proper exposure is not obtained after
making the settings, the setting value indicators
on the screen may flash when the shutter button
is pressed halfway down. You can shoot in this
condition, but we recommend that you adjust
the flashing values again.
• The auto flash function does not operate.
• You can adjust an exposure value when the
mode dial is set to S or A (page 49).
Shutter speed priority mode
This function lets you shoot a fast-moving
subject with its motion frozen, or the flow
motion of a moving subject.
a Set the mode dial to S.
b Select a shutter speed.
Select a shutter speed with the jog dial
(page 43). The shutter speed can be
selected from 1/1000 to 30 seconds.
If you select a shutter speed of
1/25 second or slower, “NR” is
displayed before the shutter speed and
the NR slow shutter mode is
automatically activated.
• Shutter speeds of one second or longer are
indicated with ["] after the value, such as 1".
Mode dial Description
S Shutter speed priority mode.
Other settings are
automatically adjusted to attain
correct exposure according to
the brightness of the subject.
A Aperture priority mode. Other
settings are automatically
adjusted to attain correct
exposure according to the
brightness of the subject.
M Mode for manually adjusting
both the shutter speed and
aperture values to achieve the
desired shooting condition.
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