Choosing aperture and shutter speed (Manual mode)

M mode is a shooting mode where you choose both the aperture value and shutter speed. Bulb, time, and live composite photography are also available.

gShooting with long exposure time (BULB/LIVE TIME)

  1. Rotate the mode dial to M.

  2. Rotate the control dial to select a shutter speed. To adjust aperture, press the F (F) button before rotating the control dial.

    Difference from correct exposure

  • After pressing the F (F) button, you can also use FG to choose the shutter speed.
  • After pressing the F (F) button, you can also use HI to choose the aperture.
  • The exposure determined by the aperture value and shutter speed you have set and the difference from the suitable exposure measured by the camera are displayed on the monitor.
  • Shutter speed can be set to values between 1/4000 and 60 seconds or to [BULB], [LIVE TIME], or [LIVECOMP].

  • The brightness of the image displayed in the monitor will change with changes in aperture and shutter speed. You can fix the brightness of the display so that you can keep the subject in view while shooting.

    gLive View Boost

  • Even when you have set [Noise Reduct.], noise and/or light spots may still be noticeable in the image displayed on the monitor and shot images under certain environmental conditions (temperature etc.) and camera settings.

Noise in images

While shooting at slow shutter speeds, noise may appear on screen. These phenomena occur when the temperature rises in the image pickup device or image pickup device internal drive circuit, causing current to be generated in those sections of the image pickup device that are not normally exposed to light. This can also occur when shooting with a high ISO setting in a high-temperature environment. To reduce this noise, the camera activates the noise reduction function.

gNoise Reduct.