3. Recording Modes
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When you set the shutter speed, the camera automatically optimises the aperture value
for the brightness of the subject.
When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject, set with a faster shutter
speed. When you want to create a trail effect, set to a slower shutter speed.
1
Set the mode dial to [
].
2
Rotate the control dial to set the shutter
speed.
A
Shutter speed
B
Exposure meter
• Each press of the cursor button
3
switches between
Shutter Speed Setting and Exposure Compensation.
• Rotate the control dial to display the Exposure Meter. Unsuitable areas of the range are
displayed in red.
• If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red and blink
when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.
Not available in these cases:
• When the flash is activated, the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1/50th of a
• When the electronic front curtain shutter is used, shutter speeds faster than 1/500th of a
second cannot be set.
• When the electronic shutter is used, shutter speeds slower than 1 second cannot be set.
Shutter-Priority AE Mode
Shutter speed:
Slow
Shutter speed:
Fast
It becomes easier to express
movement.
It becomes easier to freeze
movement.
F
F
60
8.0
5.6
4.0
250 500
125
1
000
SS
SS
SS
SS
250
250
250
B
A
