Shooting Using the Mode Dial 97

3 Shoot.

If you press the shutter button halfway and the shutter speed is shown in red, the image is underexposed (insufficient light) or overexposed (too much light). Use the control dial to adjust the aperture value until the shutter speed shows in white.

Some aperture values cannot be selected depending on the zoom position (p. 95).

z In this mode, the shutter speed range with synchronized flash is 1/60 second to 1/500 second. The aperture value setting may therefore be changed automatically to match the synchronized flash speed even if its value was set previously.

Aperture Value Display

zThe larger the aperture value, the smaller the lens aperture. F2.8 F3.2 F3.5 F4.0 F4.5 F4.8 F5.0 F5.6 F6.3 F7.1 F8.0

zYou can change the combinations of shutter speeds and aperture values without altering the exposure (p. 129).

About Safety Shift

If you set [Safety Shift] to [On] (p. 49) in the menu and press the shutter button halfway, the camera automatically changes the shutter speed or aperture value to obtain the correct exposure if necessary. The safety shift function does not work when the flash is on.