Setting the Exposure
Setting the Meter Operating Time
Set the metering time in [Meter Operating Time] in the [ Custom Setting] menu (p.100). The default setting is [10sec].
1 | 10sec | Metering time is set to 10 seconds. |
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2 | 3sec | Metering time is set to 3 seconds. |
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3 | 30sec | Metering time is set to 30 seconds. |
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Changing the Exposure Mode
This camera features five exposure modes along with the Scene modes.
Use the mode dial (p.104) to change the exposure mode.
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Exposure Mode | Description | Compen- | Shutter | ||
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| Automatically sets shutter speed and |
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(Program) | aperture for taking pictures at the proper | Yes | No | No | |
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| Lets you set a desired shutter speed |
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| for expressing moving subjects. |
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(Shutter Priority) | Take pictures of fast moving subjects | Yes | Yes | No | |
that look still or subjects that show |
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| Lets you set a desired aperture for |
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| controlling the depth of field. | Yes | No | Yes | |
(Aperture Priority) | Use to blur the background or be sharp | ||||
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(Manual) | Lets you set shutter speed and aperture | No | Yes | Yes | |
to create the picture you have in mind. | |||||
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| Lets you capture images that require slow |
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(Bulb) | shutter speeds such as fireworks and night | No | No | Yes | |
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