102When you set the shutter speed, the camera automatically selects anaperture value to match the brightness of the subject.Faster shutter speeds allow you to catch an instantaneous image of amoving subject, while slower speeds create a flowing effect and allowyou to shoot without a flash in dark areas.M Setting the Shutter SpeedAvailable Shooting Modes p. 2991 Set the mode dial to .2 Configure the shutterspeed.1. Use the control dial to changethe shutter speed.• When using the control dial,the bar will be displayedand the shutter speed can bechanged.3 Shoot.• If the aperture value is shown in red, the image is underexposed(insufficient light) or overexposed (too much light). Use thecontrol dial to adjust the shutter speed until the aperture valueshows in white (you can also use Safety Shift (p. 103)).The noise in the recorded image increases at slow shutterspeeds. This camera, however, applies special processing toimages shot at shutter speeds slower than 1.3 seconds toeliminate the noise, thereby producing high-quality images.(However, a certain amount of processing time may berequired before the next image can be shot.)Shutter speedbar