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Choosing a Shooting Mode

Select a shooting mode to let the camera automatically set the shutter speed and aperture value, or the photographer can set them intentionally.

  1. Swipe left on the LCD monitor in the shooting display.

    The menu is displayed.

  2. Use A[SHOOTING SETTING] >  x[EXPOSURE MODE] or B[MOVIE SETTING] >  F[EXPOSURE MODE] to select a shooting mode.

    Press the shutter button halfway to return to the shooting display.

    The following shooting modes can be chosen.

    Mode Description
    [P] [PROGRAM AE(AUTO)] The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value.
    [S] [SHUTTER PRIORITY AE] The camera automatically sets the aperture value according to the preset shutter speed.
    [A] [APERTURE PRIORITY AE] The camera automatically sets the shutter speed according to the preset aperture value.
    [M] [MANUAL] Both the shutter speed and the aperture value can be set.

    When the aperture ring is rotated to [A], the aperture value is automatically set regardless of the shooting mode.

  3. Take pictures.

    • To set the shutter speed, tap the shutter speed on the LCD monitor (aChanging Shooting Settings).
    • Use the aperture ring to set the aperture value.

When the shooting mode is other than [M] and the image to be taken is not at the appropriate brightness, the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed in red according to the shooting mode.

When the shooting mode is [S] and the shutter speeds is set to 1 second or slower, a count-down timer will be displayed while the exposure is in progress. Press the [PLAY] button to stop shooting before the picture is taken.

To reduce “noise” (mottling) in long time-exposures, select [ON] for H[IMAGE QUALITY SETTING] > [LONG EXPOSURE NR]. Note that this may increase the time needed to record images after shooting.

The picture will go out of focus if the camera is moved during a long time-exposure; use of a tripod is recommended.