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A ‘+ 0.7’ above the scale in the display, as in illustration 4 for ex-
ample, would indicate a ‘0.3 EV overexposure’ setting. Conversely,
a ‘-2’ , for example, would indicate a ‘2EV underexposure’ setting.
Note that the appearance of a +/- symbol on the grip and viewfinder
LCDs in manual mode means that a change has been made to the
exposure compensation setting. See later section on ‘Exposure
compensation’.
The actual aperture settings and shutter speeds are indicated to the
right of the exposure scale in the conventional manner. (Note: ‘full-
stops’, ‘half-stops’ and ‘third-stops’ are also displayed, according
to setting (see ‘increment setting). For example, a setting between
f/8 and f/11 will appear as f/9,5 if ‘half-stop’ is chosen).
AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE — A, S, P, Pv 1, 2, 3
Automatic exposure provides a choice of two ways of controlling
shutter speed and aperture settings semi-automatically and two
ways fully automatically:
Aperture priority: A
- The aperture is manually chosen by
you by turning the front control wheel, and the shutter speed is
automatically chosen by the camera.
Shutter priority: S
- The shutter speed is manually chosen by
you by turning the front control wheel, and the aperture is auto-
matically chosen by the camera.
Programmed: P
- In this mode, an aperture / shutter combi-
nation is chosen by the camera according to the EV measured
(metering method remains as your choice), though only within
pre-set appropriate limitations to suit various requirements and
applications.
Programmed variable: Pv
- This mode is very similar to
Programmed, except with the additional parameters of lens fo-
cal length being automatically taken into account. For example,
long shutter speeds will automatically be avoided with a long focal
length lens.
To set one of the modes, proceed as follows with the camera in
active mode:
1) Press the
EXP
button on the viewfinder.
2) Turn the front control wheel (either direction) until you reach
the required setting.
3) Press
Save
(
DRIVE
button) to retain the setting.
In Automatic mode the front control wheel selects alternative
combinations while maintaining the same EV and the rear control
wheel alters the amount of exposure compensation. The compen-
sation appears as a +/- symbol on the grip LCD and viewfinder
LCD. Other combinations that are outside the parameters offered
by the Pv mode (but nevertheless still provide correct exposure)
are signified by a double arrow symbol appearing between the
aperture and speed settings on the grip LCD.
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