Digital Camera User Manual

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Recording
Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
The Manual Exposure Assistance appears on the lower portion of the screen to indicate
the exposure.
Set the mode dial to [²].
Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter
speed.
• It will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter
speed setting operation every time the rear dial is pressed.
A Manual Exposure Assistance
∫ Manual Exposure Assistance
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The Manual Exposure Assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures
on the playback screen.
∫ About [B] (Bulb)
If you set the shutter speed to [B], the shutter stays open while the shutter button is
pressed fully (up to about 120 seconds).
The shutter closes if you release the shutter button.
Use this when you want to keep the shutter open for a long time to take pictures of
fireworks, a night scene etc.
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We recommend using a tripod or the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) when you take
pictures with the shutter speed set to [B]. Refer to P184 for information about the remote
shutter.
• If you set the shutter speed to [B], [B] is displayed on the screen.
• When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], use a sufficiently charged battery.
(P19)
• When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], noise may become visible. To avoid
picture noise, we recommend setting [LONG SHTR NR] in the [REC] Mode menu to [ON]
before taking pictures. (P130)
• The Manual Exposure Assistance does not appear.
• It can only be used with Manual Exposure Mode.
Manual Exposure Mode
The exposure is adequate.
Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.
Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.
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