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M MANUAL EXPOSURE
Set both the shutter speed and aperture value according to the
indication of the exposure meter. You can change the exposure, as
you desire.
1
Set the Mode Dial to the
M
position.
(The shutter speed is illuminated in
orange. The aperture value indicator is
illuminated in green.)
2
Set the desired aperture value by
rotating the Command Dial.
3
Set the shutter speed with the
buttons to adjust the value of the
exposure meter to
±0.0
.
x
The exposure meter can display an
exposure error of up to ± 3 stops from
the correct exposure in 1
/
3 steps. If
the exposure error is more than three
stops, the exposure meter will blink.
4
Press the shutter button “half-way” to
verify the focus and take the picture.
x
It is possible to change the combination of shutter speed and aperture
value as follows.
Shutter Speed
Aperture
30s ~ 1/1250s
F2.8 ~ F16
1/1600s
F4.0 ~ F16
1/2000s
F5.6 ~ F16
x
When the aperture value is set to an unavailable value by changing the
shutter speed value, the shutter speed value will be changed to an
available value automatically.
x
When the shutter speed value is set to an unavailable value by changing
the aperture value, the aperture value will be changed to an available
value automatically.