Mode M (Manual) - Nikon D90 User Manual

Mode M (Manuall
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.
Mode dial
2
Choose aperture and shutter speed.
Checking exposure in the electronic analog exposure display (pg. 84), rotate the
main command dial to choose a shutter speed and the sub-command dial to
choose an aperture. Shutter speed can be set to values between 30 sand
1/4,000
s, or the shutter can be held open indefinitely for a long time-exposure
(bL'
t
b or - -, pg. 85). Aperture can be set to values between the minimum
and maximum for the lens.
Aperture
Shutter
speed
3
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
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