5
Setting Exposure
(the amount and time duration of
light
the camera
is allowed to see).
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First, set the
shutter speed
. The current shutter speed is indicated at the bottom on
the live view display.
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Shutter speed should be about twice the number of the frame rate. If the frame rate
is set to 23.98P, the shutter speed should be approximately 1/50th of a second. Set
it using the touch screen or with the main dial with
. The green “quotes”
indicate what can actively be changed with the main dial.
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Next is to set the
Aperture
of the lens. Setting the aperture means how much or
little light the lens is allowing to pass through. This is measured in
f-stops.
Adjust
the aperture by holding down the
button on the back of the camera
(usually with your thumb). This will switch the green “quotes” from the shutter
speed to the f-stop indicator. Simultaneously switching between f-stops with
, the main dial.
Be careful you don’t change the Shutter Speed from
1/50. It’s real easy to do by mistake!
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You can also change the
Aperture
using touch screen by selecting the f-stop
indicator and scrolling through the f-stops.
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As a reminder, the lower the f-stop number, the wider the aperture, which lets more
light into the lens.
