Nikon D5000, User Manual

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Mode M (Manual)
In manual exposure mode, you control both shutter speed and aperture. To take
photographs in manual exposure mode:
1
Rotate the mode dial to
M
.
2
Choose aperture and shutter speed.
Checking the exposure indicator (
0
85), adjust shutter speed and aperture.
Shutter speed is selected by rotating the command dial: choose from values
between 30 s and
1
/
4,000
s or select “bulb” to hold the shutter open indefinitely
for a long time-exposure (
0
86). Aperture is selected by pressing the
N
(
E
)
button and rotating the command dial: choose from values between the
minimum and maximum for the lens. Shutter speed and aperture are shown in
the viewfinder and information display.
3
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Shutter speed Aperture
Command
dial
N ( E ) button Command
dial
Mode dial