Exposure; Adjusting The Exposure - Sony DSLR-A700 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Exposure
Exposure is the amount of light that the camera will receive when you release the shutter. The
exposure is automatically set to the proper value in the auto adjustment mode. However, you
can set the exposure to your desired setting in the following setup.
Illusting
lIe
exposure
You can manually shift the exposure value determined by the camera. Use this mode when
you brighten or darken the overall screen.
I::d
(Exposure) button
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Multi-selector
•
CD
Press the
I::d
(Exposure) button to display the Exposure compo screen.
Exposure compo
0.3
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-2··1··0··1··2+
The compensation level is also checked on the EV scale in the
viewfinder.
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Adiust • Exit
Toward + Toward-
•
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Adjust the exposure with ....
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on the multi-selector.
Toward +: Brightens an image.
0: The exposure is determined automatically
by the camera.
Toward -: Darkens an image.
• You can substitute the Fn (Function) button for the
12
(Exposure) button (page 30).
• The exposure is compensated by 113 of a step between ±3.0 EV. You can set this exposure step to 1/2 EV
increments with [Exposure step] in the
IlOl
Recording menu (page 98).
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