Nikon COOLPIX-P100 - Manual (Page 83)

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Setting the Exposure for Shooting ( A, B, C, D Modes)
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D (Manual) Mode
Set the shutter speed and aperture value, and shoot pictures.
1
Rotate the mode dial to D.
2
Press the multi selector
K to activate the
shutter speed setting.
• The active setting switches between shutter speed and
aperture each time the multi selector K is pressed.
• At shutter speeds of 1/4 second or slower, the shutter
speed indicator turns red ( A69).
3
Rotate the command dial to choose
the shutter speed value between
1/2000 second and eight seconds.
• When adjusting aperture or shutter speed,
the degree of deviation from the exposure
value measured by the camera is displayed
for a few seconds in the exposure display.
• The degree of deviation in the exposure
display is shown in EVs (–2 to +2 EV in
increments of 1/3 EV).
A display similar to that illustrated at right
indicates that the picture will be overexposed
by 1 EV (+1).
4
Press the multi selector
K to activate the
aperture setting.
1/250 1/250 1/250 17 17 17 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6
1/125 1/125 1/125 17 17 17 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6
+2 -2 0 +
+1 -1
Overexposed Underexposed
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➝
Exposure display
1/125 1/125 1/125 17 17 17 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6