Exposure Compensation - Canon EOS 5D MARK II Instruction Manual

Setting Exposure Compensation _
Exposure compensation is used to alter the standard exposure set by
the camera. You can make the image look brighter (increased
exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). You can set the exposure
compensation up to _+2 stops in 1/3-stop increments.
Increased exposure for a
brighter image
Decreased exposure for a
darker image
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Set the Mode Dial to <P>,
<Tv>,
or <Av>.
Check the exposure level
indicator.
_ Press the shutter button halfway and
check the exposure level indicator.
Set the exposure compensation
amount.
_ Set the power switch to <.J>, and
while looking at the viewfinder or LCD
panel, turn the <0 > dial.
_ Turn the <0> dial while pressing the
shutter button halfway or within ((_4)
after pressing the shutter button halfway.
_ To cancel the exposure
compensation, set the exposure
compensation amount back to <i>.
4_Take the picture.
!_ If [,_,C.Fn II -4: Auto Lighting Optimizer] (p.196) is set to a setting other
than [3: Disable], the image may look bright even if a decreased exposure
compensation or flash exposure compensation (p.103, 105) has been set.
] _# The exposure compensation amount wilt remain in effect even after you
set the power switch to <OFF>.
Take care not to turn the < O > dial and change the exposure compensation
inadvertently. To prevent this. set the power switch to <ON>.
The exposure compensation can also be set with [1_11; Expo. comp./
AEB] menu (p.97).
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