D(Manual) Mode

Set the shutter speed and aperture value, and shoot pictures.

1 Rotate the mode dial to D.

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2 Press the multi selector K, and choose the shutter speed setting.

The active setting switches between shutter speed and aperture each time the multi selector Kis pressed.

At speeds slower than 1/4 s, the shutter speed indicator

 

 

turns red (A53).

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Shoot

3 Rotate the command dial to choose the shutter speed value between 1/2,000 s and 30 s.

When adjusting aperture or shutter speed, the degree of deviation from the exposure value measured by the camera is displayed for a few seconds in the exposure display.

The degree of deviation in the exposure display is shown in EVs (-2 to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV).

A display similar to that illustrated at right indicates that the picture will be overexposed by 1 EV (+1).

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Overexposed Underexposed

+2 +0 -2

+1 -1

Values in EVs

Dand C,B,Ausing pictures

4 Press the multi selector Kto activate the aperture setting.

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