
3. Recording Modes
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Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/
Shutter Speed
Recording Mode:
You can set the exposure using the aperture ring and shutter speed dial settings.
• The effects of the set aperture value and shutter speed will not be visible on the recording
screen. To check on the recording screen, please use [Preview].
• The brightness of the screen and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the pictures on the
playback screen.
• When you turn the aperture ring or shutter speed dial, an exposure metre is displayed.
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.
• A faster shutter speed than the set shutter speed may be used when you record a motion
picture.
(Example: In Manual
Exposure Mode)
A
Exposure metre
B
Aperture value
C
Shutter speed
Aperture
value
Small
It becomes easier to
defocus the
background.
Large
It becomes easier to
maintain focus as far as
the background.
Shutter
speed
Slow
It becomes easier to
express movement.
Fast
It becomes easier to
freeze movement.
0 0
+3
30
30
5.6
SS
SS
SS
FF
8
15
30
60 125
5.6
4.0
2.8
8.0
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