99Various Shooting MethodsYou can set the shutter speed to a slow setting to make dark subjectsappear brighter.Setting the Shutter Speed(Long Shutter Mode)Available Shooting Modes p. 2201 Select the Long ShutterMode.1. Press the button.2. Use the or button to select.3. Press the button.2 Change the shutter speed.1. Use the or button to changethe shutter speed.2. Press the button.• The higher the value, the brighter therecorded image becomes.• If you press the DISP. button at this point, you will return to theExposure Compensation setting screen.z The brightness of the image appearing on the LCD monitorand the recorded image may differ.z The nature of CCD image sensors is such that noise in therecorded image increases at long shutter speeds. Thiscamera, however, applies special processing to images shotat shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower to eliminate thenoise, thereby producing high-quality images. A certainamount of processing time, however, may be required beforethe next image can be shot.
