Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture
You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to achieve a particular effect. This is convenient for shooting fireworks and other images for which it is difficult to set the correct exposure automatically.
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Turn the mode dial to .
•The shutter speed and aperture setting will show in the display panel. They will also appear on the LCD monitor if it is on.
Press the 
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arrow on the omni selector to select a shutter speed.
Press the 
or 
arrow on the omni selector to select an aperture setting.
Shoot the image.
•When you press the shutter button halfway, the exposure compensation bar displays in the display panel and a number in the LCD monitor indicates the difference between standard
exposure* and the selected exposure. If the difference is more than ± 2 steps, the LCD monitor and display panel show the following.
-LCD monitor: a red “- 2” or “+2”
-Display panel: the underscore ■ beneath the value on the exposure compensation bar
blinks.
*The standard exposure is calculated by the AE function according to the selected metering method.
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