OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Exposure Mode Recording Precautions

•You may not be able to achieve the brightness you want when recording an image that is very dark or very bright. If this happens, use the M mode (manual exposure) to adjust the aperture or shutter speed manually.

•You can select the “BULB” setting in the S mode (shutter speed priority AE) or M mode (manual exposure).

•With the “BULB” setting, exposure continues as long as you keep the shutter button depressed, for up to 60 seconds.

•Note that when you are using the “BULB” setting, the record operation with the card remote controller is different from the record operation on the camera.

•Using slow shutter speeds can cause digital noise to appear in the image. Because of this, the camera automatically performs a noise reduction process whenever the shutter speed is one second or slower. The slower the shutter speed, the greater the possibility that noise will be generated in an image. If you notice digital noise in your images at very slow shutter speeds, try using a shutter speed setting that is faster than four seconds. Also note that the noise reduction process can cause it to take longer (about double the shutter speed setting or more) to record each image.

•At shutter speeds slower than 1/8 second, the brightness of recorded image may not be the same as the brightness of the image that appears on the monitor screen.

Using Auto Exposure Lock (AE Lock)

The AE Lock feature lets you lock auto exposure at a particular setting. This feature is separate from the AE lock effect you can achieve by pressing the shutter button half way in any exposure mode besides the M mode (manual exposure). You can use AE Lock in the following instances.

—To set up exposure on a subject that is different from the subject selected by Auto Focus

—To setup exposure prior to using the flash for recording

1.In the REC mode, point the camera at the subject on which you want exposure to be performed.

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