Operating Manual
Table Of Contents
- FOR YOUR SAFETY
- PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY USAGE
- Handling the Camera
- CONTENTS
- Contents of this manual
- 1 Before using your camera
- 2 Getting Started
- 3 Basic Operation
- 4 Shooting Functions
- 5 Playback Functions
- 6 Settings
- Setting Menu List
- How to Operate the Settings Menu
- Camera Settings
- Formatting a CF card
- Setting the Custom Functions
- Setting the Color Saturation
- Setting the Image Sharpness
- Setting the Contrast
- Setting the Instant Review
- Auto Power Off
- Turning the Beep On and Off
- Changing the Date Style and Date / Time
- Setting the World Time
- Setting the Display Language
- Selecting the Video Output Format
- Setting the LCD Monitor Brightness
- Resetting the File Number
- Setting the Slideshow
- Sensor Cleaning
- Resetting to Default Settings
- Custom Function Chart
- List of City Names
- 7 Connecting
- 8 Appendix
- More Details about Capture Functions
- Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed
- Calculating flash distance from the aperture used (using built-in flash)
- Calculating aperture used from the flash distance (using the built-in flash)
- F, FA and FA J Lenses Compatibility with the Built-in Flash
- Setting the White Balance Manually
- FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH VARIOUS LENS COMBINATIONS
- Optional Accessories
- Cleaning the CCD
- Precautions Regarding Memory Cards
- Error Messages
- Troubleshooting
- Main Specifications
- Glossary
- WARRANTY POLICY
- More Details about Capture Functions
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Shooting Functions
4
This mode is a convenient for taking pictures using the same shutter
speed and aperture setting combination or taking intentionally under-
exposed (darker) or over-exposed (brighter) photographs.
1
Set the mode dial to M
2
Press the green button
Shutter speed and aperture are
changed automatically to achieve the
proper exposure setting.
From this point, you can use the b dial
or c dial to change exposure values
manually and then take a picture.
Using the M (Hyper manual exposure) mode
• Hold down the auto-lock button while setting
the aperture to the A position when using a
lens with an aperture ring.
• When pressing the green button to get the
proper exposure setting, how shutter speed
and aperture values are determined will
change depending on the “Green Button in
Manual” in the custom function menu.
e
: The proper exposure setting is
determined based on the program mode
selected in the custom settings menu.
b
: The aperture value is fixed to the point when the green button is pressed and
then the shutter speed that will produce the proper exposure is determined.
c
: The shutter speed is fixed to the point when the green button is pressed and
then the aperture value that will produce the proper exposure is determined.