Northern Industrial Tools P5000 Manual, Mode M, the user controls both shutter speed and aperture

M: Manual

In mode M, the user controls both shutter speed and aperture.

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Rotate mode dial to M.

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Select shutter speed or aperture. Selected item changes each time multi selector is pressed to right.

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Set selected item. Exposure display shows amount pictures will over- or under- exposed at current settings (see below). Shutter speeds slower than 1/4 s are dis- played in red (B 40). Shutter speed of 1/2,000 s is only available if camera is zoomed all the way out and aperture is set to f/7.6.

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Select remaining item (aperture or shutter speed). Repeat steps 3–4 until desired exposure is achieved.

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Take pictures. Camera automatically com- pares distances to subjects in nine focus areas and sets focus and exposure for clos-

est subject (B 76).

CThe Exposure Display

The exposure display, which is displayed for a few seconds each time aperture or shutter speed is adjusted, shows the amount exposure deviates from the value selected by the camera in EVs (–2 to +2EV in increments of 1/3 EV). The dis- play at right indicates that the picture will be underexposed by –1EV.

42 P, S, A, and M Modes

Underexposed Overexposed

–2 ±0 +2

–1 +1

(Values in EVs)