Taking Picture By Setting The Exposure Manually - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Operating Instructions Manual

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When the flash is activated, the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1/160th of a second
in Shutter-priority AE mode. (P60)
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If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow, the shutter speed on the
screen counts down in Shutter-priority AE mode.
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[ ] and [ ] cannot be set for Shutter-priority AE mode.
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The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [AUTO] when you switch the recording mode to
Shutter-priority AE mode while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [
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[REC] mode:

Taking picture by setting the exposure manually

Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
Set the mode dial to [
Rotate the front dial to set the aperture
and shutter speed.
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It will switch between aperture setting operation and
shutter speed setting operation every time the front
dial is pressed.
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You can also set the focus manually by rotating the
focus mode dial to [MF]. (P45)
Press the shutter button halfway.
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The manual exposure assistance
lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure.
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Set the aperture value and the shutter speed again
when the exposure is not adequate.
Take the picture.
∫ Manual Exposure Assistance
The exposure is adequate.
Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.
Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.
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The manual exposure assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures
on the playback screen.
∫ About [B] (Bulb)
If you set the shutter speed to [B], the shutter stays open while the shutter button is
pressed fully (up to about 4 minutes).
The shutter closes if you release the shutter button.
Use this when you want to keep the shutter open for a long time to take pictures of
fireworks, a night scene etc.
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A
appears on the
Advanced (Recording pictures)
] (Intelligent).
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