47ShootingYou can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to shoot images.z When you press the shutter button halfway, the differencebetween the standard exposure* and the selected exposureappears on the LCD monitor. If the difference is more than ±2stops, “–2” or “+2” appears in red.* Standard exposure levels are calculated by measuring light according tothe currently selected metering mode.Manually Setting the ShutterSpeed and ApertureShooting Modez If you wish to change the exposure, select shutter speed oraperture using the button, then adjust the value usingthe or button.z If the zoom is adjusted after these values are set, the aperturevalue may change in accordance with the zoom position(p. 45).z The LCD monitor’s brightness matches the selected shutterspeed and aperture value.When you select a fast shutter speed or shoot a subject in a darkplace, the image will always be bright if the flash is set to(Flash on, with red-eye reduction) or (Flash on).
