72Shooting

• Use the or button to select a shutter speed. The higher the value, the brighter the image and the lower the value, the darker the image.

• You can shoot right after selecting a value. The menu displays again after the shot, allowing you to change the settings easily.

•To cancel the long shutter mode, press

the button while the long shutter menu is displayed.

The 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 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.

• Use the LCD monitor to confirm that the image was recorded at the desired brightness.

•Use of the flash may result in an over-exposed image. If that occurs, shoot with the flash set to .

•The following are unavailable:

-Exposure Compensation

-Light Metering

-AE Lock

-FE Lock

-ISO speed (AUTO)

-Flash (Auto), (Red-Eye Reduction)

•Available Shutter Speeds

The following shutter speeds (in seconds) are available. 1, 1.3, 1.6, 2, 2.5, 3.2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15