Movie Manual Exposure

You can set your preferred shutter speed, aperture value, and ISO speed for movie recording.

  1. Set the recording mode to [Movie manual exposure].

    • Turn the Mode dial to M.

  2. Set the shutter speed, aperture value, and ISO speed.

    • Press the shutter button halfway and check the exposure level indicator.
    • Turn the Main dial dial to set the shutter speed (1), the Dial dial to set the aperture value (2), and the Quick control dial 2 dial to set the ISO speed (3) ().
    • Available shutter speeds vary by frame rate ().

  3. Focus and record.

Caution

  • During movie recording, avoid changing the shutter speed, aperture value, or ISO speed, which may record changes in the exposure or create more noise at high ISO speeds.
  • When recording a movie of a moving subject, a shutter speed of approx. 1/25 sec. to 1/125 sec. is recommended. The faster the shutter speed, the less smooth the subject's movement will look.
  • If you change the shutter speed while recording under fluorescent or LED lighting, image flicker may be recorded.
  • Available shutter speeds vary depending on the frame rate you have set for your specified movie recording size.

Note

  • Exposure compensation with ISO Auto can be set in a range of ±3 stops as follows.

    • Tap the exposure level indicator
    • Set [Shooting: Exposure comp.]
    • Turn the control ring while pressing the shutter button halfway
  • When ISO Auto is set, you can press the AE lock button to lock the ISO speed. After locking during movie recording, ISO speed lock can be canceled by pressing the AE lock button again.
  • You can check the difference between an initial exposure level when you first press the AE lock button and then press the AE lock again after recomposing the shot, which is shown on the exposure level indicator ().
  • You can set the ISO speed manually or select [AUTO] to set it automatically.