Taking Pictures With Exposure Compensation - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 Owner's Manual For Advanced Features

Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation

Recording mode:
Corrects the exposure when there is a backlight or when the subject is too dark or too
bright.
You can operate the [
Compensation) button or as a function button [Fn1]. It is set to [
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For details on the function button, refer to (→61).
1
Press [
2
Rotate the rear dial to compensate the
exposure
Under-exposed
Adjust the exposure to the
[+] direction
• You can switch the functions between the rear dial and the side dial by pressing
the [DISP.] button.
3
Rotate the side dial to adjust the flash output
• This operation is possible only when [Firing Mode]
[TTL].
• Flash output can also be adjusted using [Flash Adjust.] in [Flash] in the [Rec]
menu. (→212)
4
Press [
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to set.
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Depending on the brightness, this may not be possible in some cases.
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When [Auto Exposure Comp.] of [Flash] in the [Rec] menu is set to [ON], the flash output is also
automatically adjusted based on the exposure compensation value.
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The set Exposure Compensation value is stored even if the camera is turned off. (When [Exposure
Comp. Reset]
154
] button/[Fn1] button in two ways, using it either as the [
] button
Optimum
exposure
] button to set
(→73) is set to [OFF])
Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
Over-exposed
Adjust the exposure to the
[-] direction
] (Exposure
] at the time of purchase.
[Flash Adjust.]
Exposure Compensation
(→208) in [Flash] is set to
(→212)
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