Manual exposure, Cyber-shot user guide – Sony DSC-RX100M2 User Manual

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Cyber-shot User Guide

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Before Use

Operating the camera

Shooting

Viewing

Useful shooting functions

Useful viewing functions

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions / About this camera

Contents list

Top page > Shooting > Setting REC mode > Manual Exposure

Manual Exposure

BULB

You can shoot at your favorite exposure by manually setting the shutter speed and aperture value.

1. Set the mode dial to (Manual Exposure).
2. Press

on the control wheel to select the shutter speed or aperture (F value).

Each time you press

, the item to be set will change.

3. Turn the control wheel to select a value.

Control wheel Feature

Moving items

Shutter speed or aperture (F value) settings

When [Aperture Priority] or [Shutter Priority] is assigned to the Control Ring, you can set it also using
the Control Ring.
Select a shutter speed from 1/2000 seconds to 30 seconds. You can also shoot in [BULB] mode.
When zoom is set fully to W, you can select an aperture from F1.8 to F11.
When zoom is set fully to T, you can select an aperture from F4.9 to F11.

4. Press the shutter button to shoot the image.

Setting the shutter speed and aperture (F value)

The difference between the value you set and the proper exposure judged by the camera appears as a
metered manual (MM) value on the screen.

A: Shutter speed value

B: Aperture value

C: Metered manual (MM)

If you set the exposure value toward +, the images become brighter; toward –, the images become
darker. “0” indicates the appropriate exposure as analyzed by the camera.
Shutter speed of 0.4 seconds or longer is indicated by [”], for example, 0.4”.
When you set the shutter speed slower, using a tripod is recommended to prevent the effects of
vibration.
If you select slow shutter speeds, it takes time to process the data.

Notes

[ISO AUTO] cannot be selected for [ISO] in [Manual Exposure] mode.
If proper exposure is not obtained by your settings, the setting value indicators on the screen will

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