Sony DSC-HX400, HX400V manual Manual Exposure

are blurred.

Larger F-value: The subject and its foreground and background are all in focus.

3.Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.

The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to obtain proper exposure.

Note

If proper exposure cannot be obtained after setup, the shutter speed on the shooting screen blinks. Although you can shoot as it is, resetting is recommended.

The brightness of the image on the screen may differ from the actual image being shot.

Hint

Smaller F-value (opening the aperture) narrows the range that is in focus. This allows you to put the subject in sharp focus and blur objects in front of and beyond the subject (depth of field becomes shallower). Larger F-value (narrowing down the aperture) widens the range that is in focus. This allows you to shoot the depth of the scenery (depth of field becomes deeper).

[22] How to Use Shooting

Manual Exposure

Selecting a shooting mode

You can shoot with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture. The shutter speed and the aperture value can be changed while recording movies.

1.Set the mode dial to M (Manual Exposure).

2.Press the bottom button on the control button to select the shutter speed or aperture value, then turn the control dial to select a value.

Check the exposure value at “MM” (metered manual). Toward +: Images become brighter.

Toward − : Images become darker.

0: Appropriate exposure analyzed by the product

3.Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.

Note

[ISO AUTO] cannot be selected for [ISO] in manual exposure mode.

In manual exposure mode, the [ISO AUTO] setting under [ISO] is switched to the minimum