Manual exposure

Allows you to adjust the shutter speed and aperture value manually

Adjustment by shutter speed

Shutter speed adjusts the time during which light enters the camera

Faster
The image tends toward underexposure (darker).
Moving objects appear stopped.

Slower
The image tends toward overexposure (brighter).
Moving objects appear to flow.

 

Adjustment by aperture

Aperture is the diaphragm of the lens part which adjusts the amount of light entering the camera. The aperture setting value is called the “Aperture value (F value)”.

Open (smaller F value)
The image tends toward overexposure (brighter).
The in-focus range narrows.

Close (larger F value)
The image tends toward underexposure (darker).
The in-focus range widens.

Basic techniques for better images

Last Updated 22 May 2008