Taking pictures
Manual exposure mode
■■Recording modes: 
If you e. g. wish to create a specific effect based on over- or under exposure, or want to make sure a series of shots is exposed identically regardless of differing brightness, you can do so by manually setting aperture and shutter speed
Set the mode dial to 
Turn the control ring to select the aperture value, and the control dial to select the shutter speed
••If Manual focusing is set (→87): Press 
twice to allow setting the aperture value with the control dial
••If the control ring settings have been changed (→118): Press 
to allow setting the aperture value with the control dial
Aperture values that can be set∗1 | Shutter speeds that can be set∗2 |
F2.0 - F8.0 | 250 - 1/4000s |
∗1 You may not be able to select some values depending on the focal length the lens is set to (zoom position).
∗2 You may not be able to select some values depending on the set aperture value.
About the exposure meter
Set shutter speed
Set aperture value
••A proper exposure is not possible in the range indicated in red.
■■Recording motion pictures in 
••Aperture and shutter speed are automatically set.
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