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M (Manual) Mode
P and
M M
o
de
s
5
Press the multi selector
H
or
I
to choose
one of two aperture values.
Repeat steps 2 to 5 to modify shutter speed and aperture
settings until the desired exposure is achieved.
Press
k
to apply the settings.
6
Frame the subject and take the picture.
When a face looking toward the camera is recognized,
the camera will focus on the face surrounded by a double
border by default.
When taking pictures of subjects other than people, or framing a subject with which no
face is recognized, the camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine)
containing the subject closest to the camera.
See
AF area mode
(
86) and “Shooting with Face-Priority” (
87) for more
information about face priority.
B
Notes on Slow Shutter Speed
•
At shutter speeds slower than 1/4 s, noise reduction is automatically performed, except when
Continuous
,
BSS
, or
Multi-shot 16
is selected for
Continuous
, increasing the time required to
save pictures.
•
When shooting poorly-lit subjects with
Continuous
,
BSS
, or
Multi-shot 16
selected, slower
shutter speeds may not be available.
B
Functions Available in M (Manual) Mode
•
Flash mode (
28) and focus mode (
31) can be adjusted, and self-timer (
30) can be
enabled.
•
Press
d
in
M
(manual) mode to adjust shooting menu settings (
Switching between
shutter speed and
aperture:
J
or
K
Flash mode :
H
Self-timer
:
J
Focus mode :
I
Selecting a focus
area:
H
,
I
,
J
, or
K
When
Manual
is selected for
AF area mode
(
Changing Camera Settings
Use the multi selector to change settings as follows.