Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) - Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Black 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 –2 to +2.
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).
Still Images
z z
Press the <b> button. As you watch the
screen, press the <q><r> buttons or turn
the <5> dial to adjust brightness, and then
press the <b> button again when finished.
The correction level you specified is now
X X
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 <b> button.
[ ] is displayed, and the exposure is locked.
X X
z z
To unlock AE, release the shutter button
and press the <b> button again. In this
case, [ ] is no longer displayed.
2
Compose the shot and shoot.
z z After one shot, AE is unlocked and [
no longer displayed.
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Still Images
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