M- Manual Exposure
You can set both the shutter speed and aperture manually as desired. While referring to the exposure level indicator in the viewfinder, you can set the exposure as desired. This method is called manual exposure.
*<M> stands for Manual.
Set the Mode Dial to <M>.
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Set the shutter speed and aperture.
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how far the current exposure level is from the standard exposure level.
Set the exposure and take the picture.
Set the shutter speed and aperture as desired.
If the exposure set exceeds +2 stops from the standard exposure, the end of the exposure level indicator will display < 4 > or <)> in the viewfinder. (On the LCD monitor, if the exposure level is higher than +3 stops, the <i> icon will blink at where
_'_ If [131:Auto Lighting Optimizer] (p,107) is set to any setting other than [Disabme], the image may still look bright even if a darker exposure has been set.
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