4, 5

1

2, 3

a

Manual Shooting

In this mode, you can set the shutter speed and aperture manually. This

4 mode allows you to produce different creative effects in your pictures.

Taking Still Pictures

1

2

3

4

Set the mode dial to a.

a

a

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Use the four-way controller (23)

 

00 : 02

: 48

to change the aperture value.

 

 

 

Pressing 2 increases the aperture and

 

 

 

pressing 3 reduces the aperture.

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Use the four-way controller (45)

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: 25

to change the shutter speed.

Pressing 5 increases the speed and pressing 4 reduces the speed. If the exposure you have set is unsuitable within the range of ± 2EV, o or n and the range appears in the center at the bottom of the LCD monitor.

If the exposure you have set is unsuitable by more than ± 2EV, o or

nblinks.

Press the shutter release button halfway.

The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus.

5 Press the shutter release button fully.

The picture is taken.

Total recording time will be longer when the picture is taken at a slower shutter speed, because the noise reduction function activates to reduce noise.

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