Setting shutter speed and aperture – Epson PhotoPC 3100Z User Manual

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Adjusting Exposure and Color Settings 5-4

Setting Shutter Speed and Aperture

Experienced photographers can set the exposure manually by
adjusting the shutter speed and aperture settings.

NOTE

To set either the aperture setting or the shutter speed setting and

let your camera automatically determine the other setting, you

can use the Aperture Priority settings as described on page 5-5,

or the Shutter Priority settings as described on page 5-6.

To adjust the settings:

1

Make sure that the camera is set to Manual user mode.
(See page 1-10 for details.)

2

Turn the camera dial to .

3

Press the button
next to the exposure
mode to change it
to

Manual

Exposure

.

4

Press the button
next to the up arrow
to increase shutter speed, or the button next to the down
arrow to decrease it. You can select shutter speeds
between 1/1000 and 8. (The range varies depending on
your aperture setting.)

5

Press the buttons under the left and right arrows to
change the aperture setting. You can choose

F2

,

F2.3

,

F2.8

,

F4

,

F5.6

, or

F8

. (You may not be able to choose

every setting, depending on your shutter speed setting.)

NOTE

The camera detects the lighting conditions and warns you when

exposure settings are outside the ideal range. If you see EV! on

the LCD screen, your image may be under- or overexposed.

Suggested exposure settings are also shown on the LCD screen.

exposure
mode

shutter
speed

aperture

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