Minolta dimage7, Dimage 5 instruction manual Drive Modes, Manual Exposure M

RECORDING MODE

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 and aperture values can be changed in half stop increments. The value that is being set will turn blue on the monitors.

As changes are made to the exposure, the effect will be visible on the monitors. The shutter-speed and aperture display will blink on the data panel and turn

red on the monitors, if the image is extremely under or overexposed. If the monitors are black, increase the exposure until the image is visible; decrease the exposure if the monitors are white.

In manual mode, the auto camera sensitivity setting will be set to ISO 100. The camera sensitivity can be changed with the function dial (p. 40). Bulb exposures can be made in M mode, see page 92 for more information.

DRIVE MODES

The drive modes control the rate and method images are captured. Icons indicating the selected drive mode appear on the data panel and LCD monitor and in the EVF. See setting the function dial section on page 40.

Single-frame advance	To take a single image each time the
	shutter-release button is pressed.
Continuous drive	To take multiple images when the shutter-
	release button is pressed and held.
Self-timer	To delay the release of the shutter. Used
	for self-portraits.
Bracketing	To take a series of images with differing
	exposure, contrast, and saturation.
Interval	To take a series of images over a period
	of time.

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To set the shutter speed:

•Turn the control dial (1) to set the desired shutter speed.

To set the aperture:

•Set the digital effects switch (2) to the exposure-compensation position.

•While pressing the digital effects button (3), turn the the control dial (1) to set the desired aperture value.

All icons have been shown for clarity. The single-frame advance and continuous advance indicators occupy the same area of the data panel. All the drive-mode icons appear in the lower

right corner of the Data panel monitors.

LCD monitor

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