Shooting with Manual exposure

You can manually adjust the shutter speed and aperture values.

This mode is useful when you maintain the setting of the shutter speed and the aperture value or when you use an exposure meter.

1 Set the mode dial to M.

2 Rotate the front control dial to adjust the shutter speed, and rotate the rear control dial to adjust the aperture.

•You can switch the functions of the

front and rear control dial with [Ctrl dial setup] in the Custom menu (page 118).

Shutter speed Aperture (F-number)

images Shooting

3 Shoot the image after the exposure is set.

•Check the exposure value on the EV scale.

Toward +: Images become brighter.

Toward –: Images become darker. The b B arrow appears if the set exposure is beyond the range of the EV scale. The arrow starts flashing if the

difference becomes greater. When the exposure is compensated, the standard value contains the compensated value. : Metered Manual

LCD monitor (Detailed display)

Standard value

Viewfinder

Standard value

Notes

•The (Camera shake warning) indicator is not indicated in manual exposure mode.

•When the mode dial is set to M, the ISO setting [AUTO] is set to [200]. In M mode, the ISO setting [AUTO] is not available. Set the ISO sensitivity as necessary.

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