Slow motion movies at both 400 fps and 1200 fps can also be captured, plus full manual exposure controls are accessible while in Advance Movie Mode.

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The Creative Mode will also provide fast access to manual exposure controls (P, S, A, M), similar to those found on Nikon D-SLR cameras, for the ultimate in creative control and flexibility.

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The camera also includes a new Direct Setting Control that enables quick access to settings in manual exposure modes (P, S, A, M), so that settings can be changed without taking an eye off the electronic viewfinder or the high-resolution 921, 000-dot 3.0-in LCD display.

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Borrowing from the best of the EOS 5D-series, the EOS 6D provides full manual control over exposure and audio levels while recording video.

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In full Manual, the exposure compensation dial will be inaccessible and used to display the degree to which, by the camera's reckoning, you are over- or under-exposing.

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Sophisticated video features help to increase the production value on any project, including full manual control of exposure, and the ability to switch between FX and DX-format (1.5X) at Full HD for a telephoto boost and alter depth of field.

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He is also the author of the chapter on exposure assessment for the National Academies of Science Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.

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We really appreciated all the manual controls on the RX1 -- from the aperture ring to the exposure compensation and shutter adjustment dials -- as they allowed for speedy adjustments on the fly and kept menu fatigue to a minimum.

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