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.

 

 

 

2

3sec

Metering time is set to 3 seconds.

 

 

 

3

30sec

Metering time is set to 30 seconds.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Exposure

Change

Change

Exposure Mode

Description

Compen-

Shutter

Aperture

 

 

sation

Speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatically sets shutter speed and

 

 

 

(Program)

aperture for taking pictures at the proper

Yes

No

No

 

exposure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lets you set a desired shutter speed

 

 

 

 

for expressing moving subjects.

 

 

 

(Shutter Priority)

Take pictures of fast moving subjects

Yes

Yes

No

that look still or subjects that show

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

movement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lets you set a desired aperture for

 

 

 

 

controlling the depth of field.

Yes

No

Yes

(Aperture Priority)

Use to blur the background or be sharp

 

 

 

 

from front to back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Manual)

Lets you set shutter speed and aperture

No

Yes

Yes

to create the picture you have in mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lets you capture images that require slow

 

 

 

(Bulb)

shutter speeds such as fireworks and night

No

No

Yes

 

scenes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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