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5 Advanced shooting
Aperture priority shooting
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Turn the control dial to set the
aperture value.
• You can change the adjustment range for the
aperture.
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“Exposure steps – Selecting
the adjustment increments” (P.174)
• When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the shutter speed is
displayed on the control panel.
• If the image is underexposed or overexposed when the shutter button
is halfway pressed, the shutter speed indication blinks.
• When the flash is set to the auto-flash mode or the fill-in flash
mode, the shutter speed is fixed at 1/30 sec. in the maximum wide
angle, or 1/100 sec. in the maximum telephoto, and will not go
slower.
Control panel
Monitor
Meaning
Lights
Displayed
in green
The aperture setting is
suitable for the conditions.
Blinks
Displayed
in red
The aperture setting is
unsuitable for the conditions.
Take the following steps when
the monitor is turned on.
Control dial
Mode dial
Turn to the right
to increase the
aperture value
(F number).
Turn to the left
to decrease the
aperture value
(F number).
F2.8
F2.8
1/2000
1/2000
4"
4"
appears: The image is overexposed.
Turn the control dial to the right to
increase the aperture value.
Aperture range: Toward W: f2.8 to f8.0, Toward T: f4.8 to f8.0
appears: The image is underexposed.
Turn the control dial to the left to reduce
the aperture value.
Note