91VQT2A73Advanced (Recording pictures)Note• It will be a normal motion picture recording when recording a motion picture. Use theCreative Motion Picture Mode when you would like to record by setting the aperture orshutter speed. (P108)• How the exposure compensation is switched can be changed by [EXPO. SETTINGS] (P129) inthe [CUSTOM MENU] menu.• The brightness of the LCD monitor/Viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ. Check thepictures on the playback screen.• Set the aperture value to a higher number when the subject is too bright in aperture-priority AEmode. Set the aperture value to a lower number when the subject is too dim.• When you use a lens with an aperture ring, the setting for the front dial becomes effective if yourotate the aperture ring to the [A] position and the aperture ring setting takes priority if yourotate the aperture ring to a position other than [A] in aperture-priority AE mode.• The aperture value and the shutter speed displayed on the screen turn red and blink when theexposure is not adequate.• We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.• When the flash is activated, the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1/160th of a secondin shutter-priority AE mode. (P68)• If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow, the shutter speed on thescreen counts down in shutter-priority AE mode.• [ ] and [ ] cannot be set for shutter-priority AE mode.• The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [AUTO] when you switch the recording mode toshutter-priority AE mode while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ ] (Intelligent).[REC] mode: ²Taking picture by setting the exposure manuallyDetermine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.Set the mode dial to [²].Rotate the front dial to set the apertureand shutter speed.• It will switch between aperture setting operation andshutter speed setting operation every time the frontdial is pressed.• You can also set the focus manually by rotating thefocus mode dial to [MF]. (P80)Press the shutter button halfway.• The manual exposure assistance A appears on thelower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure.• Set the aperture value and the shutter speed againwhen the exposure is not adequate.Take the picture. A