Sony DSC-W200 Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 31

Shooting with the manual exposure

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Shooting with the manual exposure Shutter button Basic Operations z button v/V/b/B button Control button Mode dial 1 Select M from the mode dial and press z on the control button. • [SET] changes to [RETURN] on the lower left of the screen and the camera is set to manual exposure setting mode. 2 Adjust the exposure manually using the control button. b/B: Aperture (F value) v/V: Shutter speed RETURN Aperture value Shutter speed • Select an aperture value from below. - When the zoom is set fully to the W side, you can select an aperture F2.8, F5.6 or F8.0. - When the zoom is set fully to the T side, you can select an aperture F5.5, F11 or F16. • You can select a shutter speed from 30 to 1/1000 seconds. The difference between the settings and proper exposure judged by the camera appears as an EV value (page 44) on the screen. 0EV indicates the value judged as the most suitable by the camera. 3 Shooting with the shutter button. • The flash is set to (Flash On) or (Flash Off). • 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 below 1/3 seconds, the NR slow shutter function activates automatically to reduce the picture noise, and [NR] appears on the screen. • If you select slow shutter speeds, it takes time to process the data. 31

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Basic Operations
Shooting with the manual exposure
1
Select M from the mode dial and press
z
on the control button.
[SET] changes to [RETURN] on the lower left of the screen and the camera is set to manual exposure
setting mode.
2
Adjust the exposure manually using the control button.
b
/
B
:
Aperture (F value)
v
/
V
:
Shutter speed
Select an aperture value from below.
You can select a shutter speed from 30 to 1/1000 seconds.
The difference between the settings and proper exposure judged by the camera appears as an EV value
(page 44) on the screen. 0EV indicates the value judged as the most suitable by the camera.
3
Shooting with the shutter button.
The flash is set to
(Flash On) or
(Flash Off).
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 below 1/3 seconds, the NR slow shutter function activates automatically to reduce the picture
noise, and [NR] appears on the screen.
If you select slow shutter speeds, it takes time to process the data.
When the zoom is set fully to the W side, you can select an aperture F2.8, F5.6 or F8.0.
When the zoom is set fully to the T side, you can select an aperture F5.5, F11 or F16.
Mode dial
Shutter button
Control button
v
/
V
/
b
/
B
button
z
button
RETURN
Aperture value
Shutter speed