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Using Camera
Exposure
The DC120 has four exposure settings:
A longer exposure time may reduce picture clarity. The default lens position is
Wide Angle. All other lens positions are considered TelePhoto settings.
Auto Exposure—
automatically adjusts the exposure. This is the default
exposure setting.
Auto Exposure-plus (+)—
allows you to manually increase the exposure
in half-stop increments up to two full stops. The Status Display indicates
the level of increase when you scroll through the Auto Exposure-plus
settings using the SELECT button.
Use Auto Exposure-plus to lighten your picture.
Auto Exposure-minus (-)—
allows you to manually decrease the
exposure in half-stop increments up to two full stops. The Status Display
indicates the level of decrease when you scroll through the Auto
Exposure-minus settings using the SELECT button.
Use Auto Exposure-minus to darken your picture.
Manual Exposure—
allows you to manually adjust the shutter speed
from 1/500 to 16 seconds. The shutter speed appears in the Status
Display when you scroll through the Manual Exposure options using the
SELECT button.
The following table lists the Manual Exposure shutter speed settings and
the corresponding F-stop.
Shutter speed F-stop (Wide Angle) F-stop (TelePhoto)
1/500 f14.4 f21.4
1/430 f10.9 f16.2
1/380 f8.2 f12.2
1/330 f6.2 f9.2
1/300 f4.7 f6.9
1/250 f3.5 f5.2
1/225 f2.6 f3.9
1/125 to 16 seconds f2.5 f3.8
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