Q shutter speed adjustment

[Lumix]

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This is probably a stupid question but here goes. How do you adjust the shutter speed on the Q? The manual says that you can use the shutter dial e.g to 1/125 then adjust in 1/3 EVs by turning the thumb dial ( farthest notched dial to right). On my camera this just goes to exposure compensation. Is there something in the menu which needs adjusting?

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[marchyman]

Just checked on my Q.  Normally dial controls exposure compensation (which does change shutter speed).  With an Aperture and a speed set the dial changes the speed.  The exposure display may also change -- it is showing you that the camera thinks about your selected exposure.  Don't know what menu items might effect that.  I've got my Scene mode set to P-A-S-M.

[Lumix]

Many thanks  for taking the time to respond. I have ‘fiddled’ around and managed to remove exposure compensation from the thumb dial when a shutter speed is selected. Not sure how I did this but I can now manually control the shutter speed when I need to. 

[marchyman]

I think I found the item in the menu that controls that.  Menu page 3, item Customized Control.  One of the controls is "Thumb Wheel".  Mine is set to Auto which does what I want.  Options are Off, Auto, and Exp. Comp.   I suspect your camera had that setting at "Exp. Comp."

[Lumix]

42 minutes ago, marchyman said:

I think I found the item in the menu that controls that.  Menu page 3, item Customized Control.  One of the controls is "Thumb Wheel".  Mine is set to Auto which does what I want.  Options are Off, Auto, and Exp. Comp.   I suspect your camera had that setting at "Exp. Comp."

Thanks for that, I have now reset and it is controlling the shutter speed, then if set to  "A" reverts to exposure comp, many thanks 

[M11 for me]

Unfortunately, and I dislike this a lot, the shuter speed dial makes only 1 EV jumps instead of ½ or even better ⅓ EV jumps. On the other hand the aperture ring on the lens has ⅓ EV klicks. Where is the logic?

For me this was always and is still a pain. But as I could make out in the past here in the forum I seem to be the only one to complain about that. For my logic it is a nonsense to set the shuter speed in 1/1 EV clicks and then we need to adjust by means of that thumb wheel. My brain work fully differently. 

Edited May 13, 2021 by M10 for me