sony h3 apature in manual mode help

[jeanette62]

can anyone answer this question in manual mode there are only ever 2 settings for each shutter speed selected

examples below

250 shutter speed and apature can be set at 3.5 or 8.0 only

zoomed it is

250 shutter it is 4. and 9.

and at

50 shutter speed is 3.5 and 8.only

and zoomed is 4. or 9.

my question is can the apature be changed manualy too or is there only 2 setting options for each shutter speed that is chosen

If thats the case why do they call it manual mode if you still dont have full control over it .

Any one have any ideas