Pentax Optio SV Operation Manual - Page 51

Mode dial Four-way controller OK button MENU button Setting the Exposure Manually (Manual Exposure Mode) You can set the shutter speed and aperture value manually. Taking Pictures 1 Select b on the [A Rec.Mode] menu and press the 4 four-way controller (5). 2 Press the four-way controller (23) to select M. 3 Press the OK button and then the MENU button. 4 Set the mode dial to b. The camera is ready to take pictures in the Manual Exposure mode. 5 Use the four-way controller to 046 change the shutter speed and aperture value. 4 Increases the shutter speed. 5 Reduces the shutter speed. 2 Makes the aperture larger. (Reduces the aperture value.) 3 Makes the aperture smaller. (Increases the aperture value.) 1/13 7/ 7/2004 F3.2 3:00 PM Aperture Shutter speed If the combination of shutter speed and aperture value do not give an appropriate exposure, a warning will be displayed. If the deviation from the appropriate exposure is between -0.3 EV (Lit) and -2.0 EV, n will light, and if between +0.3 EV and +2.0 EV m will light, and the value will be displayed. If the picture is underexposed at a setting lower than -2.0 EV, (Blinking) n blinks, and if overexposed at a setting higher than +2.0 EV, m blinks. p (Lit) Metering is not possible. 49