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❚❚Other Settings
* Focus point not displayed if  e (Auto-area AF ) is selected for AF-area mode.
OptionDefault0
Release mode m , w Continuous H
29
Other shooting modes Single frame
Focus point
*Center 38
AE/AF lock hold Shooting modes other 
than  i and  j Off 166
Flexible program P Off 56
Multiple exposure Multiple exposure modeP ,  S,  A , M Off 73
Special effects mode
gVividness 0
114
Outlines 0
( Orientation Landscape
115
Width Normal
3 Color Off
116
Color range 3
OptionDefault0 

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P, S, A, and M Modes
P,  S,  A , and  M modes offer different degrees of control over shutter 
speed and aperture:
Shutter Speed and Aperture
ModeDescription 
PProgrammed auto 
( 0 56) Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure. 
Recommended for snapshots and in other situations in which 
there is little time to adjust camera settings.
SShutter-priority auto 
(
0 57) User chooses shutter speed; camera selects aperture for best 
results.
 Use to freeze or blur motion....

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Mode P (Programmed Auto)
In this mode, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture for 
optimal exposure in most situations.
 This mode is recommended for snapshots and 
other situations in which you want to leave the camera in charge of shutter speed 
and aperture.
 To take photographs in programmed auto:
1Rotate the mode dial to  P.
2Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
AFlexible Program
In mode  P, different combinations of shutter speed 
and aperture can be selected by rotating...

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Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto)
In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the camera 
automatically selects the aperture that  will produce the optimal exposure.
 Use slow 
shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring  moving subjects, fast shutter speeds to 
“freeze” motion.
To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1Rotate the mode dial to  S.
2Choose a shutter speed.
Shutter speed is shown in the viewfinder 
and information display.
 Rotate the 
command dial to choose the...

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Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto)
In aperture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera automatically 
selects the shutter speed that will produce the optimal exposure.
 Large apertures 
(low f-numbers) reduce depth of field, blurring objects behind and in front of the 
main subject.
 Small apertures (high f-numbers) increa se depth of field, bringing out 
details in the background and foreground.
 Short field depths are generally used in 
portraits to blur background details, long field...

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Mode M (Manual)
In manual mode, you control both shutter speed and aperture. To take photographs 
in manual mode:
1Rotate the mode dial to  M.
2Choose aperture and shutter speed.
Checking the exposure indicator (see  below), adjust shutter speed and 
aperture.
 Shutter speed is selected by rotati ng the command dial: choose from 
values between 30 s and 1/4000s or select “Bulb” or “Time” to hold the shutter 
open indefinitely for a long time-exposure ( 060).
 Aperture is selected by 
rotating the...

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❚❚Long Time-Exposures (M Mode Only)
Select the following shutter speeds for long time-
exposures of moving lights, the stars, night 
scenery, or fireworks.
• Bulb ( A ): The shutter remains open while 
the shutter-release button is held down.
 To  
prevent blur, use a tripod, optional WR-R10 and 
WR-T10 wireless remote controllers, or an 
optional MC-DC2 remote cord ( 0210).
 The 
shutter-release button s on the WR-T10 and 
MC-DC2 perform the same role as the camera 
shutter-release button.
• Time (...

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4Open the shutter.
Bulb: After focusing, press the shutter-release button on the camera or optional 
remote cord all the way down.
 Keep the shutter-release button pressed until 
the exposure is complete.
Time : Press the ML-L3 shutter-release button all the way down.
5Close the shutter.
Bulb: Take your finger off the shutter-release button.
Time : Press the ML-L3 shutter-release button all the way down.
 Shooting ends 
automatically after 30 minutes. 

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Exposure
Metering
Choose how the camera sets exposure in P,  S,  A , and  M modes (in other modes, the 
camera selects the metering method automatically).
1Place the cursor in the information display.
If shooting information is not displayed in 
the monitor, press the  P button.
 Press the 
P  button again to place the cursor in the 
information display.
2Display metering options.
Highlight the current metering method in the 
information display and press  J.
3Choose a metering method.
Highlight an...

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Autoexposure Lock
Use autoexposure lock to recompose photographs after using M(Center-weighted 
metering ) and N(Spot metering ) to meter exposure; note th at autoexposure lock is 
not available in  i or  j mode.
1Meter exposure.
Position the subject in the center of the frame 
(center-weighted metering) or the selected focus 
point (spot metering) and press the shutter-
release button halfway to set focus and meter 
exposure.
 Check that the in-focus indicator ( I) 
appears in the viewfinder.
2Lock...
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