3. Recording Modes
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Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
1
Set the mode dial to [
].
2
Rotate the control dial to set the aperture
value and shutter speed.
A
Exposure meter
B
Aperture value
C
Shutter speed
D
Manual Exposure Assistance
• Each press of the cursor button
3
switches between
Aperture Setting and Shutter Speed Setting.
• Depending on the [Shutter Type] setting, the shutter speed range varies.
Optimising the ISO sensitivity for the shutter speed and aperture value
When the ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO], the camera sets the ISO sensitivity
automatically so that the exposure will be appropriate for the shutter speed and aperture
value.
• Depending on recording conditions, an appropriate exposure may not be set or the ISO
sensitivity may become higher.
Manual Exposure Assistance
• The Manual Exposure Assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures
on the playback screen.
Manual Exposure Mode
Available Shutter Speed (Sec.)
60 to 1/16000th (in [AUTO] shutter mode)
The exposure is adequate.
Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.
Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.
• When you use a lens with an aperture ring, the aperture ring setting takes priority.
• When the flash is activated, the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1/50th of a
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