ress the shutter button halfway. X The exposure setting will be
displayed in the viewfinder.
The exposure level mark <h> indicates how far the current exposure level is from the standard exposure level.
a: 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.

* <a> stands for Manual.

<6>

<O> + <6>

Standard exposure index

Exposure level mark

1Set the Mode Dial to <a>.

2Set the ISO speed (p.88).

3Set the shutter speed and aperture.

To set the shutter speed, turn the <6> dial.

To set the aperture, hold down the

<O> button and turn the <6> dial.

4Focus on the subject.

5Set the exposure and take the picture.

Set the shutter speed and aperture as desired.

If the exposure level exceeds ±2 stops from the standard exposure, the end of the exposure level indicator will display <I> or <J> in the viewfinder. (On the LCD monitor, if the exposure level is higher than ±3 stops, the <N> icon will blink at where <-3> or <+3> is displayed.)

If [z2: Auto Lighting Optimizer] (p.119) is set to any setting other than [Disable], the image may still look bright even if a darker exposure has been set.

If ISO Auto is set, the ISO speed setting will change to suit the shutter speed and aperture in order to obtain a standard exposure. Therefore, you may not obtain the desired exposure effect.

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