Manual Exposure - M - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi Instruction Manual

MANUAL EXPOSURE – M
Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds
and apertures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving the
photographer total control over the final exposure. The shutter
speeds and aperture values can be changed in half stop increments.
The shutter speed range in manual exposure mode is 15 to 1/2000
second including bulb when camera sensitivity is set to auto (p. 71).
The camera sensitivity is set to ISO 100, but can be changed with
the function dial (p. 48).
As changes are made to the exposure, the effect will be visible on
the monitors. The shutter-speed and aperture display will blink on
the data panel and turn red on the monitors if the image is extremely under or overexposed. If the
monitors are black, increase the exposure until the image is visible; decrease the exposure if the
monitors are white. If the monitor image is too dark because of the exposure setting, press the func-
tion button and display-information button (i+) at the same time to amplify the image; the M on the
monitor will turn red. The AE system will maintain a bright image on the monitors, however, the image
nor the real-time histogram will reflect the final exposure. Repeat the procedure to cancel the ampli-
fied display. When using the built-in flash, the monitor image is also amplified and does not reflect the
ambient light exposure.
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DVANCED RECORDING
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To set the shutter speed:
• Turn the control dial (1) to set the shutter speed.
To set the aperture:
• Set the digital effects switch (2) to the exposure-
compensation position.
• While pressing the digital effects button (3), turn the the
control dial (1) to set the aperture. Flash compensation (p. 74)
can also be set with the up/down key of the controller.
2
The operation of the manual exposure mode can be cus-
tomized with the setup menu (p. 130).