Sony DSC R1 Users Guide - Page 39

Enjoying the camera Shooting with manual exposure mode P S AM You can manually adjust the shutter speed and aperture values. The camera maintains the setting even when the power is turned off. Once you set a value you like, you can reproduce the same exposure by simply setting the mode dial to M. Main command dial Sub command dial 1 Select a shutter speed using the main command dial. 2 Select an aperture value using the sub command dial. The difference between the settings and proper exposure judged by the camera appears on the EV bar (page 41) on the screen. 0EV indicates the value judged as the most suitable by the camera. 100 F3.5 -2 1 0 1 2+ 50 F3.5 -2 1 0 1 2+ 40 F3.5 -2 1 0 1 2+ Underexposure Correct exposure Overexposure 3 Shoot the image. • 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 (Forced flash), (Forced flash with red-eye reduction) or (No flash). z On TIME shooting You can expose for a desired time. For example, when shooting fireworks, press the shutter button to start exposing at the moment the fireworks are set off and release the shutter at the moment the fireworks explode. ISO160 NRTIME F2.8 Capturing 00:00:08[00:03:00] 2.8 1 Select [TIME] from the shutter speed options. This is indicated next to [30"]. 2 Press the shutter button so that the camera starts exposing, and press the shutter button again so that the camera finishes exposing. 39