Manually setting the shutter speed and aperture, Turn the shooting mode dial to, Shoot the image – Samsung CDI-E090-010 User Manual

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Shooting - Selecting Par

ticular Ef

fects

Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture

You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to achieve a particular effect.
This is convenient for shooting fireworks and other images where it is difficult to
set the correct exposure automatically.

1

Turn the shooting mode dial to .

The shutter speed and aperture value appears on the LCD
monitor if it is on.

2

Select a shutter speed using

B or A on

the multicontroller.

3

Select an aperture value using

C or D on

the multicontroller.

4

Shoot the image.

When you press the shutter button halfway, a number indicating the
difference between the standard exposure* and the selected exposure
appears on the LCD monitor. If the difference is more than ±2 steps, “-2” or
“+2” appears in red.

* The standard exposure is calculated by the AE function according to the selected metering mode.

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 180)
• If you wish to change the exposure, adjust the shutter speed using

B or A on the

multicontroller, or adjust the aperture using

C or D on the multicontroller.

• The LCD monitor's brightness matches the selected shutter speed and aperture

value. When you select a fast shutter speed or shoot a subject in a dark place and
set the flash to

(Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On) or (Flash On) the LCD

monitor will always light up.

• For the correlation between aperture value and shutter speed, see page 70.

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