42 P, S, A, and M Modes
M: Manual
In mode M, the user controls both shutter speed and aperture.
C The Exposure Display
The exposure display, which is displayed for a few seconds
each time aperture or shutter speed is adjusted, shows the
amount exposure deviates from the value selected by the
camera in EVs (–2 to +2EV in increments of
1
/3 EV). The dis-
play at right indicates that the picture will be underexposed
by –1EV.
1
Rotate mode dial to M.
2
Select shutter speed or aperture. Selected
item changes each time multi selector is
pressed to right.
3
Set selected item. Exposure display shows
amount pictures will over- or under-
exposed at current settings (see below).
Shutter speeds slower than
1
/4 s are dis-
played in red (B 40). Shutter speed of
1
/2,000 s is only available if camera is zoomed
all the way out and aperture is set to f/7.6.
4
Select remaining item (aperture or shutter
speed). Repeat steps 3–4 until desired
exposure is achieved.
5
Take pictures. Camera automatically com-
pares distances to subjects in nine focus
areas and sets focus and exposure for clos-
est subject (B 76).
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