Application (Record)
Taking pictures by setting the aperture value
■■Recording mode: 
When recording, you can control the aperture value to meet your recording purposes. Shutter speed is automatically adjusted to be appropriate for the set aperture value.
Set mode dial to 
Turn the control ring to select the aperture value
••You can also make adjustments with the control dial.
••When the aperture value is increased, the range of depth in focus expands, and the picture shows up clearly from the position of the camera to the background. When the aperture value is reduced, the range of depth in focus shrinks, and the background can get blurry.
Aperture values that can be set∗ | Shutter speed set (seconds) |
F2.0 - F8.0 | 8 - 1/4000 |
∗You may not be able to select some values depending on zoom position.
About the exposure meter
Shutter speed (Automatic adjustment)
Set aperture value
••Proper exposure is not possible in the range indicated in red.
■■Recording motion pictures in 
••Aperture and shutter speed are automatically set.
●●When the picture is too bright or too dark or there is incorrect exposure, the numbers for the aperture value and shutter speed are shown in red.
●●LCD monitor or viewfinder brightness may vary from the actual still picture recorded.
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