Nikon D3X - Manual (Page 146)

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h: Manual
In manual exposure mode, you control both shutter speed and
aperture. To take photographs in manual exposure mode:
1
Select exposure
mode h.
Press the I button
and rotate the main
command dial until h
is displayed in the
viewfinder and top
control panel.
2
Choose aperture and shutter speed.
Rotate the main command dial to choose a shutter speed, and
the sub-command dial to set aperture. Shutter speed can be
set to “p” (the flash sync speed limit) or to values
between 30 s and
1 /
8,000
s, or the shutter can be held open
indefinitely for a long time-exposure (A, pg. 122).
Aperture can be set to values between the minimum and
maximum values for the lens. Check exposure in the
electronic analog exposure displays (see page 122), and
continue to adjust shutter speed and aperture until the
desired exposure is achieved.
I button
Main command dial