Exposure Compensation - Nikon F60 Instruction Manual

Exposure Compensation

To modify exposure control (i.e. from the ISO standard), use the
exposure compensation function. This can be useful when the subject
has pronounced contrast or when bracketing exposure with colour slide
film (where the latitude of the proper exposure is minimal). You can
modify exposure control from –3EV to +3EV in 1/2 steps (except in z
mode and Vari-Program).
1 Compensate exposure by rotating the Command Dial
while pressing the h button until the desired
compensation value appears.
• When the exposure compensation is set, h appears in the viewfinder and
LCD panel. The compensation value can be checked by pressing the h
button (it is also indicated in the viewfinder's electronic analogue display).
In flash photography, the flash output level is also compensated.
• Normally, you should compensate exposure to the + side when the
background is brighter than your main subject or to the – side when the
background is darker.
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–0.5EV compensation
+2EV compensation
2 Compose picture and shoot.
• To cancel exposure compensation, rotate the Command Dial while
pressing the h button to reset the compensation value to 0. Or you can
perform Two-Button Reset (page 57). (Turning the camera off does not
cancel the exposure compensation function.)
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