SHUTTER PRIORITY - S

Shutter priority is selected with the function dial (p. 36). Shutter speeds not only control exposure, but also the apparent sharpness of moving objects, see page 30.

1

Shutter speed

Turn the control dial (1) to adjust the shutter speed between 30 and 1/2000 second. The speeds can be seen on the data panel.

2

 

Pressing the shutter-release button

 

partway down (2) displays

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

corresponding aperture. Press

the

 

 

 

shutter-release button all the way

 

 

 

 

 

 

down to take the picture.

 

If the required exposure is beyond the aperture range, the aperture display blinks on the data panel and in the viewfinder. One of the viewfinder exposure indicators blink to show if the displayed exposure will cause underexposure (<) or overexposure (>). Adjust the shutter speed until the displays are steady.

 

To use fill flash, press the flash-mode (3)

 

button

to raise the flash. The shutter

3

speed

cannot exceed the flash-sync

speed of 1/90 second.

Flash range is dependent on the aperture, see page 25. To cancel the flash, push the flash head down.

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