Nikon D5000 User Manual page 102

Mode M (Manual)
In manual exposure mode, you control both shutter speed and aperture. To take
photographs in manual exposure mode:
2
Rotate the mode dial to M.
Mode dial
Choose aperture and shutter speed.
Checking the exposure indicator (_ 85), adjust shutter speed and aperture.
Shutter speed is selected by rotating the command dial: choose from values
between 30 s and 1/4,000 s or select "bulb" to hold the shutter open indefinitely
for a long time-exposure (_ 86). Aperture is selected by pressing the @ ([])
button and rotating the command dial: choose from values between the
minimum and maximum for the lens. Shutter speed and aperture are shown in
the viewfinder and information display.
Shutter speed
(_) button
Aperture
Command
dial
3 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
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