Sony MVC-CD400 - Manual (Page 64)

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Shooting with the
manual adjustments
(MVC-CD400 only)
Mode dial: S/A/M
You can manually adjust the shutter speed
and aperture values according to the
purpose of shooting.
• You cannot make manual adjustments when
shooting movies.
• After making the settings, the setting value
indicators on the LCD screen may flash when
the shutter button is pressed halfway down. You
can shoot in this condition, but we recommend
that you adjust the flashing values again.
Shutter speed priority mode
This function lets you shoot a fast-moving
subject with its motion frozen, or the flow
motion of a moving subject.
a Set the mode dial to S.
b Select a shutter speed.
Select a shutter speed with the jog dial,
then press the jog dial. The shutter
speed can be selected from 1/1000 to
8".
If you select a shutter speed of
1/25 second or slower, “NR” is
displayed before the shutter speed and
the NR slow shutter mode is
automatically activated.
• Shutter speeds of one second or longer are
indicated with ["] after the value, such as 1".
Mode dial Description
S Shutter speed priority mode.
Other settings are
automatically adjusted to attain
correct exposure according to
the brightness of the subject.
A Aperture priority mode. Other
settings are automatically
adjusted to attain correct
exposure according to the
brightness of the subject.
M Mode for manually adjusting
both the shutter speed and
aperture values to achieve the
desired shooting condition.
60min 640
F 5 . 6
0EV
5 0
4
M
Aperture
value
Shutter
speed value
Mode dial
Jog dial
60min 640
F 5 . 6
0EV
1 0 0 0
4
S AE 60min 640
F 5 . 6
0EV
8 ”
4
S AE
1/1000 s (shortest) 8 s (longest)
Advanced still image shooting