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English
Control
Method
Panel
ESP
Digital ESP metering. The entire
image is metered for light and
brightness patterns. Displayed
only in the control panel.
Center weighted averaging
metering. Meters the entire
picture, yet concentrates on the
area in the mark in the viewfinder,
approximately 3 times the size of
the spot metering area. Displayed
in the viewfinder and control
panel.
Spot metering. Only the area
covered by the spot metering
mark in the viewfinder is metered,
approximately 1.2% of the
viewfinder display. Displayed in
the viewfinder and control panel.
Selecting the Shooting Mode
Set the mode dial to
P
,
A
,
S
, or
M
to select the
shooting mode.
•
P
(Program mode)
The camera automatically
selects the aperture value and shutter speed
for the pictures.
•
A
(Aperture priority mode)
You set the
aperture value while the camera automatically
selects the correct shutter speed. A large
aperture value focuses the subject and blurs
the background for portrait shots, and a small
aperture value will focus both foreground and
background for group shots or scenery.
•
S
(Shutter priority mode)
You set the shutter
speed while the camera selects the correct
aperture value. Use a fast shutter speed to
freeze moving subjects, or select a slow
shutter speed to create the effect of blurred
motion.
•
M
(Manual mode)
You set the aperture and
shutter speed manually to achieve special
effects in your pictures.
Adjusting Aperture Value
Set the mode dial to
A
(Aperture priority
mode), and then turn the main dial or sub dial
to adjust the aperture value in 1/3 increments.
Turn the main dial to the right (or turn the sub
dial clockwise) for a large aperture or turn the
main dial to the left (or turn the sub dial
counterclockwise) for a smaller aperture. The
selected aperture value is displayed in the
viewfinder and control panel. The diameter of
the aperture is inversely proportional to the
aperture value. The larger the aperture value
the smaller the diameter of the aperture and
the greater the depth of field, allowing both the
subject and background to be in sharp focus.
The smaller the aperture value, the larger the
diameter of the aperture and the shallower the
depth of field, allowing you to focus the subject
against a blurred background.
Selecting the Metering Method
The metering method determines whether the
camera meters the light in a wide or smaller
area of the picture composed in the viewfinder.
Hold down the metering mode button
on
top of the camera, and then turn the main dial
or sub dial until you see the icon for the
metering method that you want to set displayed
in the viewfinder or control panel.
Adjusting Shutter Speed
Set the mode dial to
S
(Shutter priority mode),
and then turn the main dial or sub dial to select a
shutter speed. For every position that you move
the dial the shutter speed is increased (or
decreased) in 1/3 steps. Turn the main dial to the
right (or turn the sub dial clockwise) for a faster
shutter speed or turn the main dial to the left (or
turn the sub dial counterclockwise) for a slower
shutter speed. (Shutter speed range: 2 - 1/640
sec. in IS mode, and 2 - 1/4000 sec. and 1/18000
sec. in PS mode) The selected shutter speed is
displayed in the viewfinder and control panel.
The flash may not be effective with shutter
speeds of 1/250 or faster.
Shooting Features
