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Manual Exposure

BULB
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. Press on the control wheel to select the shutter speed or aperture (F value).

  • Each time you press , the item to be set will change.

  1. Turn the control wheel to select a value.


Control wheel
Feature
Moving items
Shutter speed or aperture (F value) settings

  • When [Aperture Priority] or [Shutter Priority] is assigned to the Control Ring, you can set it also using the Control Ring.

  • Select a shutter speed from 1/2000 seconds to 30 seconds. You can also shoot in [BULB] mode.

  • When zoom is set fully to W, you can select an aperture from F1.8 to F11.
    When zoom is set fully to T, you can select an aperture from F4.9 to F11.

  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

  • [ISO AUTO] cannot be selected for [ISO] in [Manual Exposure] mode.

  • 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.

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

  1. Press on the control wheel to select shutter speed.

  1. Turn the control wheel counterclockwise until [BULB] is indicated.

  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, you cannot set the shutter speed to [BULB].

  • If the [Smile Shutter] or [Auto HDR] function is used with the shutter speed set to [BULB], the shutter speed is temporarily set to 30 seconds.

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