Minolta DiMAGE 7i Instruction Manual page 69

Shooting tips
Sometimes the camera's exposure meter is deceived by certain
conditions. Changing the exposure value can compensate for these
situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy land-
scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured
image. Before taking the picture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +2
EV will result in an image with normal tonal values.
In this example, the dark scene appears bright and washed-out on
the LCD monitor. By decreasing the exposure by –1.5 EV, the rich-
ness of the sunset is preserved.
When using the fill-flash to reduce harsh shadows on the subject's face caused by bright illumina-
tion or direct sunlight, flash compensation can be used to change the ratio between the highlights
and shadows. The fill-flash will affect the darkness of the shadows without affecting the area illumi-
nated by the main light source. By decreasing the flash output with a negative Ev setting, the shad-
ows will receive less light than with normal fill-flash and be harder, but will bring out subtle details
in the shadows that would not appear without the flash. Increasing the flash output by using a posi-
tive Ev setting will soften and can even nearly eliminate shadows.
Positive compensation
No compensation
Negative compensation
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