M – Manual Mode
Manual mode takes a big step backwards to days of old. It
gives you complete control of your camera’s shutter and
aperture so that you can make all exposure decisions, with
suggestions from the exposure meter. Figure 9-11 shows the
M for Manual mode, followed by the shutter speed and
aperture to the right of the M.
Also in Figure 9-11, notice the electronic analog exposure
display that’s highlighted in red.
Figure 9-11. Control panel with M-Manual mode and
exposure display highlighted in red, along with Viewfinder
display
This display has a plus sign (+) on the left and a minus sign
(-) on the right. Each dot on the scale represents 1/3 exposure
value (EV) step and each vertical line represents 1 EV step.
You can control the sensitivity of the Command dials with
Custom setting b2 – EV steps for exposure cntrl. (see
Chapter 4). The factory-default setting for b2 allows the
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