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Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and apertures. This mode
overrides the exposure system giving the photographer
control over the final exposure. Bulb
exposures can be made, see below. Manual exposure is set with the exposure-mode
dial (p. 39).
I
II
1,
2.
3,
Turn the control dial to change the shutter
speed.
Press and hold the exposure-compensation
button and turn the control dial to change the
aperture.
The operation
to change the aperture and
shutter speed can be reversed in section 1 of
the custom
menu (p. 95).
Press and hold the AEL button and turn the
control dial to shift the shutter speed and
aperture without affecting the exposure.
The Ev scale on the monitor and in the viewfinder
indicates the difference between the set exposure
and the exposure determined
by the camera meter. Press the shutter-release
button partway down
to activate the meter. The manual metering (M.M.) indicator
is displayed
on the monitor Ev scale.
The set exposure is 1.0Ev less (-) than the exposure determined
by the
meter.
The arrow indicates the set exposure is 2.3Ev more (+) or less (-) than the
exposure determined
by the meter.
The blinking arrow indicates the set exposure is _+2.7Ev or greater than
the exposure determined
by the meter.
By pressing and holding the AEL button (1), continuous
meter
readings are displayed
on the Ev scales. Two indices can be
displayed.
The fixed index shows the meter reading made
when the AEL button is pressed. The other index shows any
changes in the metered area.
The fixed index is in reference to the selected metering mode
(p. 59). The other index uses the spot metering area to
determine the reading.
Spot metering area
When using flash with manual exposure, the shutter speed cannot exceed the flash-sync
speed (p.
42). Flash range is dependent
on the aperture (p. 55).
Bulb photographs
can be taken in the manual-exposure
mode
(M). The use of a tripod, remote cord, and eyepiece cap (p. 111) is
recommended.
The camera's exposure system cannot be used to
calculate
bulb exposures. The use of a separate light meter is
recommended.
Anti-Shake
is disabled.
1. Set the appropriate
aperture required for the exposure.
2.
Decrease the shutter-speed
until "BULB" is displayed.
3.
To take the picture, press and hold the shutter-release
button for the duration of the exposure.
Releasing the shutter button ends the exposure.
The monitor is blank during the exposure and remains blank after the exposure for up to 30
seconds while noise-reduction
processing is applied to the image.
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