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Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
Tv, Av, and M
Mode
Still Images
Specific Shutter Speeds and Aperture
Values ([M] Mode)
Follow these steps before shooting to set your preferred shutter speed and
aperture value to obtain the desired exposure.
For details on available shutter speeds and aperture values, see “Shutter
1
Enter [
D
] mode.
z
z
Set the mode dial to [
D
].
2
Configure the setting.
z
z
Press the <
b
> button, choose
adjustment of shutter speed or aperture
value, and turn the <
5
> dial to specify
a value.
z
z
An exposure level mark based on your
specified value is shown on the exposure
level indicator for comparison to the
standard exposure level.
z
z
The exposure level mark is shown
in orange when the difference from
standard exposure exceeds 2 stops. [–2]
or [+2] is displayed in orange in the lower
right when you press the shutter button
halfway.
Aperture
Value
Shutter Speed
Standard
Exposure Level
Exposure Level Mark
Exposure Level
Indicator
•
After you set the shutter speed or aperture value, the exposure level
may change if you adjust the zoom or recompose the shot.
•
Screen brightness may change depending on your specified shutter
speed or aperture value. However, screen brightness remains the
same when the flash is up and the mode is set to [
h
].
•
With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, ISO speed is [ ] and
cannot be changed.
•
To have the setting you did not configure in step 2 (whether shutter
speed or aperture value) automatically adjusted to obtain standard
exposure, hold the shutter button halfway and press the <
b
>
button. Note that standard exposure may not be possible with some
settings.
•
[
D
]: Manual
•
Calculation of standard exposure is based on the specified metering method
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