Still Images

Specific Shutter Speeds (Tv Mode)

Set your preferred shutter speed before shooting as follows. The camera automatically adjusts the aperture value to suit your shutter speed.

For details on available shutter speeds, see “Specifications” in the Getting Started guide.

Enter Mmode.

zSet the mode dial to M.

Set the shutter speed.

zTurn the zdial to set the shutter speed.

•With slow shutter speeds, there will be a delay before you can shoot

again, as the camera processes images to reduce noise.

•When shooting at low shutter speeds on a tripod, you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] (p. 120).

•Maximum shutter speed with the flash is 1/2000 second.

If you specify a faster speed, the camera will automatically reset the speed to 1/2000 second before shooting.

•Orange display of aperture values when you press the shutter button halfway indicates that the settings deviate from standard exposure. Adjust the shutter speed until the aperture value is displayed in white, or use safety shift (p. 125).

• M: Time value

• You can customize camera operation so that turning the 7dial changes the shutter speed (p. 129).

124