Basic
∫Manual Exposure Assistance
The exposure is adequate.
Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.
Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.
•The manual exposure assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures using Auto Review.
∫About [B] (Bulb)
If you set the shutter speed to [B], the shutter stays open while the shutter button is pressed fully (up to about 8 minutes). The shutter closes if you release the shutter button.
Use this when you want to keep the shutter open for a long time to take pictures of fireworks, a night scene etc.
•If you set the shutter speed to [B], [ 
] is displayed on the Viewfinder and [B] is
displayed on the LCD monitor.
•When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], use a sufficiently charged battery. (P19)
•We recommend using a tripod or the remote shutter
•When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], noise may become visible. To avoid picture noise, we recommend setting [LONG SHUTTER NR] in the [CUSTOM] menu to [ON] before taking pictures. (P87)
•The manual exposure assistance does not appear.
•If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow, the shutter speed on the screen counts down.
•We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.
•If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red when the shutter button is pressed halfway. The aperture value and the shutter speed blink on the Viewfinder. (They do not blink when the flash is activated.)
•You cannot set the following items in manual exposure.
–AUTO [ 
],
reduction [ 
], Slow sync. [ 
] and Slow
[ 
] on the
–[AUTO] in ISO sensitivity (The ISO sensitivity is automatically set to [ISO100] when you switch from [AUTO] to Manual exposure.)
–Exposure compensation
•When you use a lens with no aperture ring, press [FUNC.1] and then rotate the command dial to set the aperture.
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