TIPS

The picture looks blurred:

jThe possibility of camera shake spoiling your picture increases greatly during macro or ultra- telephoto shooting. Raise the shutter speed or use a monopod or tripod to stabilize the camera.

The aperture value is blinking:

jThe optimum exposure cannot be obtained. For details, see “Exposure warning display” (gP. 117).

Manual shooting

Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. You can check how much it differs from the appropriate exposure by using the exposure level indicator. This mode gives you more creative control, allowing you to make whatever settings you like, regardless of the correct exposure.

Set the mode dial to Mand turn the control dial to set the value.

• Shutter speed : Turn the control dial to set the value.

Aperture value: Turn the control dial while holding down the F button to set the value.

• The range of aperture values available varies with the lens type.

• The shutter speed can be set to 1/4000 - 60 sec. or [BULB].

•The aperture value and shutter speed change in 1/3 EV increments as the dial is turned.

Fbutton

Open the aperture (f-number is decreased)

Slower shutter speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close the aperture (f-number is increased)

Faster shutter speed

•In Mmode the exposure level indicator will appear on the super control panel screen. It shows the difference (ranging from -3 EV to +3 EV) between the exposure value calculated

by the currently selected aperture and shutter speed and the exposure value considered optimum by the camera. If the difference exceeds ±3 EV, vwwill appear in red on both sides of the indicator.

 

 

 

Exposure level indicator

Underexposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

F5.6

 

 

 

 

Overexposure

 

M

 

 

-0.3

 

 

 

 

2008. 08.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optimum exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

arge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noise in images

During shooting at slow shutter speeds, noise may appear on-screen. These phenomena are caused when current is generated in those sections of the image pickup device that are not normally exposed to light, resulting in a rise in temperature in the image pickup device or image pickup device drive circuit. This can also occur when shooting with a high ISO setting in a high-temperature environment. To reduce this noise, the camera activates the noise reduction function.

g“Noise reduction” (P. 65)

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Exposure

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