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At the bottom of the srt-100 there is a little dial that has three settings B.C/OFF/ON be sure you have working batteries and have the dial set to ON. I still don't know what B.C is for. When you look through your viewfinder the needle should now be moving depending on the amount of light that is entering the lense. All you have to do is move the shutter speed or apeture to make the other dial with the circle match up with needle and you have your exposure. Remember to consider what you are looking for in the picture you are taking. If you want depth of field, set the desired apeture for the desired affect, low number for a shallow depth of field, and only adjust the shutter speed to get your exposure and vice versa. Hope my answer has helped :) I'm still searching the web for a manual, I don't know what the difference is between the B.C setting and the ON setting is. BC is for checking the condition of the battery for the light meter!!

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