Adjusting The Exposure - Pentax K-7 Operating Manual

Adjusting the Exposure

This allows you to deliberately overexpose (brighten) or under-expose
(darken) your picture.
Select 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV in [1. EV Steps] in the [A Custom Setting 1] menu.
You can adjust the EV compensation from –5 to +5 (EV).
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Turn the rear e-dial (S) while
pressing the m button.
The exposure is adjusted.
m is displayed on the LCD panel and in
the viewfinder during compensation.
Press the m button to confirm the
compensation value.
The EV compensation value is reset
to 0.0 when the | (Green) button is
pressed while holding down the m
button.
EV compensation is not available when the exposure mode is set to B
(Green) or p (Bulb) mode.
• To set the EV compensation, you can also press the m button once and take
your finger off the button, and then turn the rear e-dial (S) to change the
EV compensation. In this case, press the m button again or turn off the
exposure metering timer (p.114) to set the EV compensation.
• The EV compensation is not canceled by turning the camera off or by setting
any other exposure mode.
Compensation value
115
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