• Turn the e-dial while holding down the mcbutton to adjust the aperture value. (p.104)

•Set the aperture value in increments of 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV. Set in [1. EV Steps] in the [ACustom Setting 1] menu. (p.105)

•The Shake Reduction function is automatically turned off during bulb shooting.

•Use a sturdy tripod to prevent camera shake during bulb shooting.

•Bulb shooting is available when using the remote control shooting mode (p.128). The shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button of the optional remote control is held down.

•Noise reduction is a process to reduce noise (image roughness or unevenness) caused by slow shutter speed. Set in [11. Slow Shutter Speed NR] in the [ACustom Setting 2] menu. (p.89)

•When the sensitivity is set to [AUTO] and the shutter speed is set to h, the sensitivity is set to a value equivalent to ISO 100 if the Dynamic Range is set to [Off] and ISO 200 if set to [On].

•The upper sensitivity limit for the bulb shooting is ISO 1600.

Selecting the Metering Method

Choose the part of the screen to use for measuring brightness and determining exposure. The following three methods can be selected. The default setting is L(Multi-segment metering).

L

Multi-segment

Segments the viewfinder in 16 parts, meters each

portion and determines the appropriate exposure.

 

 

 

M

Center-

Measures the entire viewfinder with an emphasis on the

weighted

center and determines the exposure.

N

Spot Metering

Measures only the center of the viewfinder and

determines exposure.

1 Press the 4button in the status screen.

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The control panel appears.

Press the Mbutton when the status screen is not displayed.