Manual exposure - M
Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and apertures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving the photographer total control over the final exposure. The shutter speeds can be changed in half stop increments between 1/1000 and 4 seconds.
As changes are made to the exposure, the effect will be visible on the monitor. The shutter-speed and aperture display will turn red on the monitor if the image is extremely under or overexposed. If the monitor is black, increase the exposure until the image is visible; decrease the exposure if the monitor is white. If the LCD monitor is turned off, the exposure is fixed at the last setting and cannot be changed. When the shutter-release button is pressed partway down, the brightness of the live image may change while the camera is focusing.
In manual exposure mode, the auto camera-sensitivity setting will fix the ISO value at 100. The camera sensitivity can be changed in the basic section of the multi-function recording menu (p. 54). The flash mode is set to flash cancel. Fill-flash can be selected (p. 30), but the live image will not reflect the ambient or flash exposure. Bulb exposures can be made, see page 58.
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To change the shutter speed use the left/right keys of the controller (1) to set the desired shutter speed.
To change the aperture press the exposure- compensation button (2); the aperture value will turn blue. Use the left/right keys of the controller (1) to set the desired aperture.
The exposure-compensation button switches between the shutter speed and aperture display. The value that can be set will be blue with a double arrow icon to the left.
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