B(Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode

Set the shutter speed and shoot pictures.

1 Rotate the mode dial to B.

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2 Rotate the command dial to choose the shutter speed value between 1/2,000 s and 8 s.

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3 Focus and shoot.

• Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera (A144).

BNotes on B(Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode

•If the selected shutter speed would result in the picture being over- or underexposed, the shutter speed display will flash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another shutter speed and try again.

•At speeds slower than 1/4 s, the shutter speed indicator will turn red to show that noise is in the image. Setting Noise reduction to On (A148) is recommended to reduce “noise” in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly colored dots.

BNote on Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is restricted to a maximum of 1/2 s when Continuous, BSS, Continuous flash and Multi-shot 16 are set for Continuous (A140), or when any mode other than Off is set for Auto bracketing (A143).

BShutter Speed of 1/2,000 s

Dand C,B,Ausing pictures Shoot

A shutter speed of 1/2,000 s is available only when the camera is zoomed out.

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