Since I just looked it up you press the exposure compensation button to
switch the control dial between shutter and aperture.
Chuck Norcutt
Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On 8/14/10, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I was going to ask why you don't simply shoot in manual mode but I
>>> decided to check the E-410 manual and see that it doesn't have two
>>> separate control dials.
>>
>> The cameras with common dial forces you to switch modes between
>> shutter-speed and aperture. Not impossible, but highly irritating to
>> me. Having lived with the L1 for the past few months, I'll say that
>> dedicated controls with visible settings are light-years beyond our
>> current situation of modal cameras. There is plenty to not like about
>> the L1, but this is by far the one feature which makes the camera
>> worth the bother.
>>
>> Single-dial cameras I just don't get.
>
> There's that too. I would have to review how to do manual mode with the 410!
>
> As I said before, lots of ways to skin the cat.
>
> I do use manual mode, especially if I'm using Zs on Es, but I like
> aperture priority mode the best. When I'm shooting handheld, which is
> almost always the case with the 410, moving and locking in shutter
> speed is faster than manual mode if I don't like what the camera
> wants. I do that with the E3 too on which there are dials a plenty.
>
> Joel W.
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