Manual Exposure - Sony α NEX-3N Instruction & Operation Manual

Manual Exposure

You can shoot with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed and
aperture.
1 MENU t [Shoot Mode] t [Manual Exposure].
2 Select the shutter speed or aperture value
by pressing the bottom of the control wheel.
Each time you press the bottom of the control wheel, it
switches betweeen the shutter speed and aperture value.
3 Turn the control wheel to select shutter
speed/aperture value.
Check the exposure value at "MM" (metered manual).
Toward +: Images become brighter.
Toward –: Images become darker.
0: Appropriate exposure analyzed by the camera
4 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
You can adjust the shutter speed and aperture value also
during movie recording.
Notes
• You cannot select [Flash Off] and [Autoflash] in [Flash Mode]. When you want to fire the flash, raise the
flash by pressing (Flash pop-up) button. When you do not fire the flash, push down the flash.
• The (SteadyShot warning) indicator does not appear in manual exposure mode.
• The ISO setting [ISO AUTO] is set to [ISO 200] in manual exposure mode. Set the ISO sensitivity as
necessary.
• The brightness of the image on the LCD screen may differ from the actual image being shot.
• When using an A-mount lens (sold separately), you can adjust the shutter speed and aperture when
focusing manually during movie recording.
• If you shoot an image using the camera's fastest shutter speed, the screen may display uneven exposure,
depending on the shooting conditions. To avoid uneven exposure, change the shooting conditions (shift
the shutter speed one step lower, etc.) before shooting.
Shutter speed
Aperture (F-value)
Metered manual
Continued r
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60