5412345678910CoverBefore UseCommon CameraOperationsAdvanced GuideCamera BasicsAuto ModeOther ShootingModesP ModePlayback ModeWi-Fi FunctionsSetting MenuAccessoriesAppendixIndexBasic GuideTv, Av, and MModeStill Images MoviesShooting in Program AE ([P] Mode)You can customize many function settings to suit your preferred shootingstyle.1 Enter [G] mode.zz Set the mode dial to [G].2 Customize the settings asdesired (=54 – 67), andthen shoot.• If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter buttonhalfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. In thiscase, try adjusting the ISO speed (=55) or activating the flash (if subjectsare dark, =65), which may enable adequate exposure.• Movies can be recorded in [G] mode as well, by pressing the movie button.However, some FUNC. (=22) and MENU (=23) settings may beautomatically adjusted for movie recording.• For details on the shooting range in [G] mode, see “Shooting Range”(=161).Image Brightness (Exposure)Still ImagesAdjusting Image Brightness (ExposureCompensation)The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stopincrements, in a range of –2 to +2.zz Press the <b> button. As you watchthe screen, turn the <5> dial to adjustbrightness, and then press the <b>button again when finished.zz The correction level you specified is nowdisplayed.Still ImagesLocking Image Brightness / Exposure (AE Lock)Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus andexposure separately.1 Lock the exposure.zz Aim the camera at the subject to shootwith the exposure locked. With theshutter button pressed halfway, press the<b> button.zz [ ] is displayed, and the exposure islocked.zz To unlock AE, release the shutter buttonand press the <b> button again. In thiscase, [ ] is no longer displayed.
