Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) - Nikon COOLPIX S4200 Reference Manual

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the
camera to make images brighter or darker.
Tap the exposure compensation icon.
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Tap C or D to change the exposure
compensation value.
• To make the image brighter, apply positive (+) exposure
compensation.
• To make the image darker, apply negative (–) exposure
compensation.
• You can also drag the slider to change the value.
• If no operations are performed for a few seconds, the monitor display returns to the
shooting screen.
Press the shutter-release button to take a
picture.
• To exit the setting screen without taking a picture, tap
J.
• To cancel the exposure compensation, return to step 1,
revert the value to , and tap J.
C
Exposure Compensation Value
The exposure compensation value applied in A (auto) mode is stored in the camera's memory even
after the camera is turned off.
Basic Shooting Settings
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Exposure compensation
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