SIGMA SD14 - Manual (Page 42)

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M MANUAL EXPOSURE
Set both the shutter speed and aperture value according to the indication of the
exposure meter. You can change the exposure, as you desire.
1
Set the “D”-Dial to the “Drive-Area” (P.14).
2
Set the “Mode”-Dial to the “M” position.
3
Press the shutter button “Half-Way” to verify
the focus, and rotate C dial to select the
desired shutter speed.
4
While pressing button, rotate C dial to
select the desired aperture.
5
Verify the settings in the viewfinder.
To determine the exposure value using the camera’s exposure meter
Rotate the “mode”-Dial to the M position. When you press the shutter button
“Half-way”, the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed in the viewfinder,
and the display indicates the difference between the manually selected exposure
and the metered exposure. Such as
1.7
1 2 ⁄
3
Step Below (under exposure)
0.0
Correct Exposure
3.0
3.0 Over (over exposure)
The exposure meter can display an exposure error of up to ± 3 stops from the
correct exposure in
1/ 3 steps. If the exposure error is more than three stops, the
exposure meter will blink.