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Shooting – Advanced Functions
Using the Mode Dial (Creative Zone)

You can freely select camera settings such

as the shutter speed and aperture value to

suit your shooting purposes.

After settings are made, shooting procedures are
the same as for the mode (p.34 ).

How to Use the Mode Dial

1
Check that the camera is in Shooting mode.
2
Turn the mode dial and set the icon of the function you wish to use to .
Mode Dial
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
(p.159) at the end of this manual to find out which
settings can be changed in which shooting
modes.
zIf the LCD monitor is on,
the shutter speed and
aperture value appear
automatically.
zThe camera operates in the following ways
according to the selected function:
zThe correct exposure has been set if the
shutter speed and aperture value show in
white on the LCD monitor.
3
Shoot the image.
Shutter
Speed
Aperture
Value
The camera automatically sets the
shutter speed and aperture value.
The user selects a shutter speed
using the left or right button.
The user selects an aperture value
using the left or right button.
The user selects the setting (the
shutter speed or the aperture value)
using the SET button and select a
shutter speed or an aperture value
using the left or right button.