Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS User Manual

Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop
increments, in a range of –3 to +3.
Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock)
Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and
exposure separately.
• AE: Auto Exposure
• After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination of shutter
speed and aperture value by turning the <5> dial (Program Shift).
z z Press the <o> button. As you watch the
screen, press the <q><r> buttons or
turn the <5> dial to adjust brightness,
and then press the <o> button again
when finished.
X X The correction level you specified is now
displayed.
1
Lock the exposure.
z z
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<o> button.
X X [ ] is displayed, and the exposure is
locked.
z z To unlock AE, release the shutter button
and press the <o> button again. In this
] is no longer displayed.
case, [
2
Compose the shot and shoot.
z z After one shot, AE is unlocked and [
no longer displayed.
Still Images
Still Images
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