Various Shooting Methods 109
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p.228).
You can set the shutter speed to a slow setting to make dark subjects
appear brighter.
Setting the Shutter Spee d
(Long Shutter Mode)
1Select the Long Shutter Mode.
1.Pres s the button.
2.Use th e or button to select
.
3.Pres s the button.
2Adjust the setting.
1.Use th e or button to change
the shutter speed.
2.Pres s the button.
•The higher the value, the brighter the
recorded image becomes.
•If you press the DISP. button at this
point, you will return to the E xposure Compensation setti ng
screen.
zThe brightness of the image appearing on the LCD monitor
and the recorded image may differ.
zThe nature of CCD image sensors is such that noise in the
recorded image increases at long shutter speeds. This
camera, however, applies special processing to images shot
at shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower to eliminate the
noise, thereby producin g high-quality image s. A certain
amount of processing t ime, however, may be re quired
before the next image can be shot.