73Shooting - Selecting Particular EffectsManually Setting the Shutter Speed and ApertureYou can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to achieve a particular effect.This is convenient for shooting fireworks and other images where it is difficult toset the correct exposure automatically.1 Turn the shooting mode dial to .• The shutter speed and aperture value appears on the LCDmonitor if it is on.2 Select a shutter speed using B or A onthe multicontroller.3 Select an aperture value using C or D onthe multicontroller.4 Shoot the image.• When you press the shutter button halfway, a number indicating thedifference between the standard exposure* and the selected exposureappears on the LCD monitor. If the difference is more than ±2 steps, “-2”or “+2” appears in red.* The standard exposure is calculated by the AE function according to the selected metering mode.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○• Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 180)• If you wish to change the exposure, adjust the shutter speed using B or A on themulticontroller, or adjust the aperture using C or D on the multicontroller.• The LCD monitor's brightness matches the selected shutter speed and aperturevalue. When you select a fast shutter speed or shoot a subject in a dark place andset the flash to (Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On) or (Flash On) the LCD monitorwill always light up.• For the correlation between aperture value and shutter speed, see page 70.
