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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Manual exposure
Determine the exposure by manually setting
the aperture value and the shutter speed.
1
Tilt the joystick towards
3
/
4
/
2
/
1
to set the aperture value and the
shutter speed.
2
Press the shutter button halfway.
• The manual exposure assistance
A
appears for about 10 seconds to indicate
the exposure.
• Set the aperture value and the shutter
speed again when the exposure is not
adequate.
3
Take the picture.
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Manual Exposure Assistance
• The manual exposure assistance is an
approximation. We recommend checking the
pictures after taking them using the review
function.
• Refer to
P66
for the available aperture
values and the shutter speed.
• The brightness of the LCD monitor/
Viewfinder may differ from the brightness of
the actual pictures. Check the pictures using
the review function or playback mode.
• If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture
value and the shutter speed turn red when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• You cannot set the following items in manual
exposure.
– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [
]
– [INTELLIGENT ISO]
– [AUTO] in ISO sensitivity (The ISO
sensitivity is automatically set to [ISO100]
when you switch from [AUTO] to Manual
exposure.)
– Exposure compensation
Set the aperture value and
the shutter speed.
Switch between the aperture
value and the shutter speed.
6
1/30
1/30
F2.8
F2.8
1/125
1/125
F4.0
F4.0
The exposure is
adequate.
Set to faster shutter
speed or larger aperture
value.
Set to slower shutter
speed or smaller
aperture value.
1/125
1/125
F5.6
F5.6