Exposure Compensation - Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom Quick Start Manual

Exposure compensation

In some situations, you may get better results when the exposure that the
camera sets is compensated (adjusted) manually. You can adjust the exposure
by selecting the exposure compensation value. After adjusting the exposure,
you can check the picture in the viewfinder or on the monitor.
Mode dial
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Turn the control dial while holding down F.
• Adjust toward +
• Adjust toward –
• The exposure compensation can be set in 1/3EV
steps or 1/2EV steps. g"EV STEP – Setting
exposure adjustment increments" (P.153)
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2.0
TIPS
• Often bright subjects (such as snow) will turn out darker than their natural
colors. Adjusting toward + makes these subjects closer to their real shades.
For the same reason, adjust toward – when shooting dark subjects.
• Pressing F when histogram is set to F ON
displays the histogram in the viewfinder or on the
monitor.
• If you press e while pressing F, the menu for
changing the histogram setting is displayed.
g"Histogram – Displaying the luminance
distribution of still pictures" (P.119)
• You can change the position of the histogram target mark.
g"Changing the position of the histogram target mark" (P.120)
• You can set the aperture by turning the control dial while holding down F in
M mode. g"Manual shooting" (P.72)
Note
• If the flash is used, the image brightness (exposure) may differ from the
intended brightness.
• Exposure compensation cannot correct the image if the surroundings of the
subject are extremely bright or dark.
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Turn to the right to adjust up
to +2.0.
Turn to the left to adjust up to
–2.0.
0.0
F Exposure
compensation button
F5.6 F5.6
1/ 1/200 200
2.0
SEt
1/200 1/200
Control dial
+2.0 +2.0
F5.6 F5.6
SEt