Choosing Aperture And Shutter Speed ( : Manual Exposure) - Olympus E-M1X Instruction Manual

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Choosing Aperture and Shutter Speed

In this mode, you choose the aperture and shutter speed. You can adjust settings

according to your goals, for example by combining fast shutter speeds with small

apertures (high f/-numbers) for increased depth of ﬁ eld.

Rotate the mode dial to

Adjust aperture and shutter speed.

• At default settings, aperture is selected with the front dial

and shutter speed with the rear dial.

• Choose from shutter speeds of 1/8000–60 s.

• Shutter speeds as fast as 1/32000 s are available in

s (silent) mode. g "2-10 Drive Mode (j/Y/i)"

• The display shows the difference between the exposure

produced by the selected aperture and shutter speed

and the optimal exposure metered by the camera. The

display will ﬂ ash if the difference exceeds ±3 EV.

• When [AUTO] is selected for [K ISO], ISO sensitivity

will automatically be adjusted for optimal exposure at the

selected exposure settings. [K ISO] defaults to [AUTO].

g "Adjusting ISO Sensitivity (K ISO)" (P. 181)

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