Shooting Tips - Minolta Dimage Dimage Xt Instruction Manual

Shooting tips

Sometimes the camera's exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Exposure compen-
sation can be used in these situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy land-
scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the
picture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +2 EV will result in an image with normal tonal values.
Calculated camera exposure
In the example above, the dark water caused the camera to overexpose the image making it
bright and washed-out. By compensating the exposure, detail is brought out in the leaves, and
the stones and water appear richer.
Ev stands for exposure value. A
change of one Ev will adjust the
exposure calculated by the cam-
era by a factor of two.
Use the left/right controller keys to adjust the
exposure-compensation value.
The LCD monitor will display the exposure-compensation icon and
value. The change in exposure is visible in the monitor image.
Exposure compensation is set automatically after five seconds or
when another camera button is pressed.
+2.0 Ev
+1.0 Ev
0.0 Ev
–1.0 Ev
–2.0 Ev
–1.0Ev
4X as much light
2X as much light
Calculated exposure
1/2 as much light
1/4 as much light
–2.0Ev
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