Shootingmenu - Sony DSC-S60 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Shootingmenu
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The default settings are marked with _.
Manually attjusts the exposure.
Toward Toward +
+2.0EV
Toward +: Brightens an image.
_' 0EV The exposure is determined automatically by the camera.
, -2.0EV
Toward : Darkens an image.
• For details on the exposure ---* page 11
• The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments.
• If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark conditions, or the flash is used, the exposure
adjustment may not be eflL'ctive.
"_° Adjusting [EV] by displaying a histogram
0
Dark Bright
A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of
an image. Set the mode dial to P or Scene in
advance, then press II-'1] repeatedly to display the
histogram. The graph display indicates a bright
image when skewed to the right side, a dark
image when skewed to the left side. A histogram
can be used to check the exposure and adjust
[EV].
I_ Number of pixels
Brightness
• The histogram also appears in the following cases, but you cannot adjust the exposure.
When the mode dial is set to _11 or M
When playing back a single image
During Quick Review
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