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The picture looks blurred:
j
The possibility of camera shake spoiling your picture increases greatly during macro or ultra-
telephoto shooting. Raise the shutter speed or use a monopod or tripod to stabilize the camera.
j
When the shutter speed is slow, camera shake is more likely to occur. You can reduce camera
shake by using the image stabilizer.
g
“Image stabilizer” (P. 62)
To change the exposure adjustment interval:
j
This can be set in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV or 1 EV increments.
g
“EV STEP” (P. 100)
The aperture value is blinking:
j
The optimum exposure cannot be obtained. For details, see “Exposure warning
display” (
g
P. 132).
Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. You can check how much it
differs from the appropriate exposure by using the exposure level indicator. This mode gives
you more creative control, allowing you to make whatever settings you like, regardless of the
correct exposure.
Set the mode dial to
M
and turn the dial to set the value.
• The range of aperture values available varies with the lens type.
• The shutter speed can be set to 1/8000 - 60 sec. or
[BULB]
.
• In
M
mode the exposure level indicator will appear on the super control panel screen. It
shows the difference (ranging from -3 EV to +3 EV) between the exposure value calculated
by the currently selected aperture and shutter speed and the exposure value considered
optimum by the camera. If the difference exceeds ±3 EV, the entire indicator blinks.
Noise in images
During shooting at slow shutter speeds, noise may appear on-screen. These phenomena are
caused when current is generated in those sections of the image pickup device that are not
normally exposed to light, resulting in a rise in temperature in the image pickup device or
image pickup device drive circuit. This can also occur when shooting with a high ISO setting
in a high-temperature environment. To reduce this noise, the camera activates the noise
reduction function.
g
“Noise reduction” (P. 72)
TIPS
Manual shooting
Aperture value: Turn the main dial
to set the value.
Shutter speed: Turn the sub dial to
set the value.
Underexposure
Optimum exposure
Overexposure
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