7 Exposure/Color Menu

You learned the most basic elements of exposure in Chapter 3. In this chapter, I’m going to lead you through the seven menu groups (shown in Figure 7.1) you’ll need to master to calculate ambient and flash exposure, and fine-tune both white balance and color tone.

1. Exposure

The Exposure group includes these entries:

  • ■BULB Timer Settings (Stills)
  • ■Auto Slow Shutter (Movies)
  • ■ISO
  • ■ISO Range Limit
  • ■ISO Auto Minimum Shutter Speed
  • ■Auto/Manual Switch Settings (Movies)

Figure 7.1 Exposure/Color menu.

BULB Timer Settings

Options: On, *Off; Exposure Time: 2 to 900 seconds

My preference: N/A

Extra-long timed shutter speeds, ...

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