M Manual

In manual exposure mode, you control both shutter speed and aperture.

1 Choose shutter speed and aperture.

Adjust shutter speed and aperture

 

with reference to the exposure indica-

 

tor (see below). Shutter speed is set by

 

pressing W up for faster speeds and

 

down for slower speeds: choose from

 

values between 30 s and 1/4 , 0 0 0 s

Wcontrol

(mechanical shutter; 0 27, 122) or

30 s and 1/16,000 s (electronic shutter), or

 

select “Bulb” or “Time” to hold the

 

shutter open indefinitely for a long

 

time-exposure. Aperture is selected

 

by rotating the multi selector clock-

 

wise for smaller apertures (higher

 

f-numbers) and counterclockwise for

 

larger apertures (lower f-numbers):

 

choose from values between the min-

 

imum and maximum for the lens.

 

2 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.

AThe Exposure Indicator

 

When shutter speeds other than “Bulb” or “Time” are selected, the

exposure indicator shows whether the photograph would be under- or

i over-exposed at current settings.

Optimal exposure

Underexposed by 1/3EV Overexposed by over 2 EV

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