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Before Use
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Top page > Shooting > Setting REC mode > Manual Exposure
Manual Exposure
BULB
You can shoot at your favorite exposure by manually setting the shutter speed and aperture value.
1. Set the mode dial to
(Manual Exposure).
2. Press
on the control wheel to select the shutter speed or aperture (F value).
Each time you press
, the item to be set will change.
3. Turn the control wheel to select a value.
Control wheel Feature
Moving items
Shutter speed or aperture (F value) settings
When [Aperture Priority] or [Shutter Priority] is assigned to the Control Ring, you can set it also using
the Control Ring.
Select a shutter speed from 1/2000 seconds to 30 seconds. You can also shoot in [BULB] mode.
When zoom is set fully to W, you can select an aperture from F1.8 to F11.
When zoom is set fully to T, you can select an aperture from F4.9 to F11.
4. Press the shutter button to shoot the image.
Setting the shutter speed and aperture (F value)
The difference between the value you set and the proper exposure judged by the camera appears as a
metered manual (MM) value on the screen.
A: Shutter speed value
B: Aperture value
C: Metered manual (MM)
If you set the exposure value toward +, the images become brighter; toward –, the images become
darker. “0” indicates the appropriate exposure as analyzed by the camera.
Shutter speed of 0.4 seconds or longer is indicated by [”], for example, 0.4”.
When you set the shutter speed slower, using a tripod is recommended to prevent the effects of
vibration.
If you select slow shutter speeds, it takes time to process the data.
Notes
[ISO AUTO] cannot be selected for [ISO] in [Manual Exposure] mode.
If proper exposure is not obtained by your settings, the setting value indicators on the screen will
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