Sony DSC-H400 - Manual (Page 95)

Digital Still Camera
DSC-H400
Manual Exposure Shooting
You can shoot at your favorite exposure by manually setting shutter speed and aperture value.
1. Set the mode dial to (Manual Exposure Shooting).
2. Press on the control button.
3. Press / to select the desired shutter speed, and press / to select the aperture (F value).
Select a shutter speed from 1/2000 seconds to 30 seconds.
When zoom is set fully to W, you can select an aperture of F3.4 or F8.1.
When zoom is set fully to T, you can select an aperture of F6.5 or F8.0.
4. Press the shutter button to shoot the image.
Setting the shutter speed and aperture (F value)
The difference between the settings and the proper exposure as judged by the camera appears as an Exposure
Compensation value on screen.
A: Shutter speed/aperture (F value)
B: Exposure Compensation value
0EV is the value judged as the most suitable by the camera.
When the shutter speed is one second or slower, the shutter speed is indicated by ["], for example, [1"].
When you set the shutter speed slower, using a tripod is recommended to prevent the effects of vibration.
When the shutter speed becomes slower than a certain speed, the NR slow shutter function is activated automatically
to reduce image noise, and
appears on the screen.
If you select slow shutter speeds, it takes time to process the data.
Note
If proper exposure is not obtained by your settings, setting value indicators on the screen will flash when the shutter
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