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Manual Exposure

BULB
Manual shift
You can shoot at your favorite exposure by manually setting the shutter speed and aperture value.

  1. Set the mode dial to (Manual Exposure).

  1. Turn the control dial to adjust the shutter speed, and turn the aperture ring to select the aperture (F value).

  • Select a shutter speed from 1/4000* seconds to 30 seconds. You can also shoot in [BULB] mode.

* At F5.6 or higher aperture value. The fastest shutter speed at F2.0 is 1/2000 seconds.

  1. Press the shutter button to shoot the image.

Setting the shutter speed and aperture (F value)
The difference between the value you set and the proper exposure judged by the camera appears as a metered manual (MM) value on the screen.
A: Shutter speed value
B: Aperture value
C: Metered manual (MM)

  • If you set the exposure value toward +, the images become brighter; toward –, the images become darker. “0” indicates the appropriate exposure as analyzed by the camera.

  • Shutter speed of 0.4 seconds or longer is indicated by [”], for example, 0.4”.

  • When you set the shutter speed slower, using a tripod is recommended to prevent the effects of vibration.

  • If you select slow shutter speeds, it takes time to process the data.

Notes

  • When [ISO] is set to [ISO AUTO] in [Manual Exposure] mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically changes for proper exposure according to the set shutter speed and aperture (F value).

  • If proper exposure is not obtained by your settings, the setting value indicators on the screen will flash. You can shoot in this condition, but exposure readjustment is recommended.

BULB

You can shoot trails with long exposure. [BULB] is suitable for shooting trails of light, such as fireworks.

  • This camera is compatible with a cable release of the ISO 6053 standard.

  1. Set the mode dial to (Manual Exposure).

  1. Turn the control dial toward the left until [BULB] is indicated.

  1. Turn the aperture ring to select the aperture (F value).

  1. Press the shutter button halfway down to adjust the focus.

  1. Press and hold the shutter button for the duration of the shooting.

As long as the shutter button is pressed, the shutter remains open.
Notes

  • Since the shutter speed becomes slow and the camera shake tends to occur more easily, it is recommended that you use a tripod.

  • The longer the exposure time, the more conspicuous the noise on the image.

  • After shooting, noise reduction (Long Exposure NR) will be done for the same amount of time that the shutter was open. You cannot do any further shooting during the reduction.

  • When the [Smile Shutter] or [Auto HDR] function is activated or when using [HDR Painting] or [Rich-tone Mono.] in [Picture Effect], you cannot set the shutter speed to [BULB].

  • When the shutter speed is set to [BULB], if you use [Smile Shutter], [Auto HDR], or [HDR Painting] or [Rich-tone Mono.] in [Picture Effect], the shutter speed is temporarily set to 30 seconds.

Manual shift

You can change the aperture (F value) and shutter speed combination while keeping the exposure you have set.

  1. Press and hold the AEL button and turn the aperture ring to select the aperture (F value) and shutter speed combination.

Related Topic
Functions not available in some REC modes
Still shooting menu items not available in some REC modes

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