Nikon Coolpix P300 - Manual (Page 79)

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Setting the Exposure for Shooting ( A, B, C, D Modes)
More on
Sh
ooting
D (Manual) Mode
The user controls both the shutter speed and aperture value.
• The shutter speed can be set in a range from a maximum speed of 1/2000 to
eight seconds.
1
Rotate the mode dial to D.
2
Rotate the command dial to choose
a shutter speed value.
• When adjusting the aperture value or
shutter speed, the degree of deviation
from the exposure value measured by the
camera is displayed in the exposure
indicator.
• The degree of deviation in the exposure
indicator is shown in EVs (–2 to +2 EV in
increments of 1/3 EV).
The display on the right shows that the
picture will be overexposed by 1 EV (+1).
3
Rotate the rotary multi selector to
choose an aperture value.
• If necessary, repeat steps 2 to 3 to modify
shutter speed and aperture value settings
until the desired exposure is achieved.
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0 +
+2
-2
Overexposed
Exposure indicator
Underexposed
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