Epson PhotoPC 3100Z - Manual (Page 78)

4-16 Making Settings
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Manual exposure
Manual exposure allows you to manually adjust the
shutter speed and the aperture to set the exposure.
Make the manual exposure setting as follows.
Note:
You cannot make manual exposure settings when taking
pictures with the viewfinder.
1. Make sure that Manual is selected as the camera
mode. See “Making camera mode settings” on
page 4-6 for details.
2. Remove the lens cap, turn on the camera, and set
the dial switch to
.
3. Press the button at the top-right of the LCD
monitor repeatedly until Manual Exposure is
displayed.
4. To adjust the aperture, press the left and right
arrow icon buttons.
To adjust the shutter speed, press the up and
down arrow icon buttons.
Changing the metering system
Your camera uses the divided brightness metering
system by default. When in the Manual camera mode,
you can switch freely between the divided brightness
and spot metering systems.
Note:
When taking photos using the portrait exposure setting, the
camera automatically uses the spot metering system. To
select Portrait as the exposure setting, see “Making
predefined exposure settings” on page 4-13.
When to change the metering system
Use the spot metering system in most photographic
situations.
Use the divided brightness metering system in the
following situations:
❏ When taking pictures of objects that have a bright
background, such as a chair in front of a sun-lit
window
❏ When there is a clear contrast in shading between
the upper and lower part of the frame