Setting the Shutter Speed

When you set the shutter speed in the shutter speed-priority AE mode, the camera automatically selects an aperture value to match the brightness. Faster shutter speeds allow you to catch an instantaneous image of a moving subject while slower speeds create a flowing effect and allow you to shoot without a flash in dark areas.

1

Turn the mode dial to .

The shutter speed will show in the display panel. It will

 

also appear on the LCD monitor if it is on.

2

Turn the main dial and select a shutter

speed.

3 Shoot the image.

The correct exposure has been set if the shutter speed and aperture value show in white in the LCD monitor.

•If the aperture value is shown in red in the LCD monitor, the image is under exposed (insufficient light) or overexposed (too much light). Adjust the shutter speed using the main dial until the aperture value display turns to white.

•The nature of CCD image sensors is such that noise in the recorded image increases at slow shutter speeds. This camera, however, applies special processing to images shot at shutter speeds slower than 1.3 seconds to eliminate the noise, thereby producing high-quality images. Nevertheless, a certain amount of processing time may be required before the next image can be shot.

Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects

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