Mode M (Manual) - Nikon 25452 User Manual

Mode M (Manual)

In manual exposure mode, you control both shutter speed and aperture. To take
photographs in manual exposure mode:
1
Rotate the mode dial to M.
2
Choose aperture and shutter speed.
Checking the exposure indicator (0 85), adjust shutter speed and aperture.
Shutter speed is selected by rotating the command dial: choose from values
between 30 s and
for a long time-exposure (0 86). Aperture is selected by pressing the N (E)
button and rotating the command dial: choose from values between the
minimum and maximum for the lens. Shutter speed and aperture are shown in
t
the viewfinder and information display.
Command
dial
3
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
84
1
/ s or select "bulb" to hold the shutter open indefinitely
4,000
Shutter speed
Mode dial
Aperture
N(E) button Command
dial