Sony DSC-H2 - Manual (Page 36)

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• You may not be able to change the aperture value and shutter speed combination depending on your
shooting situations.
• When the flash mode setting is changed, Program Shift is canceled.
• Setting the mode dial to other than P or turning off the power cancels Program Shift.
You can adjust the shutter speed manually.
1 Select a shutter speed using the jog dial (page 32).
You can select a shutter speed from 1/1000 to 30 seconds.
2 Shoot the image.
• Shutter speeds of one second or longer are indicated by [”], for example, 1”.
• 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.
• If you select certain shutter speeds*, the NR slow shutter function activates automatically to reduce the
picture noise and “NR” appears.
* When [ISO] is [Auto], [80] to [200]: 1/6 second or slower
When [ISO] is [400] to [1000]: 1/25 second or slower
• If the proper exposure is not obtained after making the settings, the setting value indicators on the screen
flash when the shutter button is pressed halfway down. You can shoot in this condition, but we
recommend that you adjust the flashing values again.
• The flash is set to (Flash forced on) or (Flash forced off).
• When the shutter speed is high, the amount of flash light may be insufficient even if you fire the flash.
You can manually adjust the amount of light that passes through the lens.
1 Select an aperture value using the jog dial (page 32).
– When the zoom is set fully to the W side, you can select an aperture from F2.8 to F8.0.
– When the zoom is set fully to the T side, you can select an aperture from F3.7 to F8.0.
2 Shoot the image.
• The shutter speed is automatically adjusted from 1/1000 to 8 seconds. When you set an aperture value of
F5.6 or more, the values start from 1/2000 second.
• If the proper exposure is not obtained after making the settings, the setting value indicators on the screen
flash when the shutter button is pressed halfway down. You can shoot in this condition, but we
recommend that you adjust the flashing values again.
• The flash is set to (Flash forced on), (Slow synchro) or (Flash forced off).
Shooting with shutter speed
priority mode
P S A M
Shooting with aperture priority
mode
P S A M
SL