Exposure Compensation - Leica Q Instructions Manual

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

Some subjects are made up predominantly of excessively light or
dark surfaces, for example large areas of snow or a full-format
black steam locomotive. In ,
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more useful in such cases to set an appropriate exposure
compensation instead of using metering memory lock each time.
The same applies if you want to ensure an identical exposure for
several pictures.
Setting the function
This menu option can be opened in two ways, either directly with
the FN button (as long as it has been configured for this function,
see page 157) or using menu control.
With the button
FN
1. Press the button (multiple times)
FN
The three functions
Exposure Compensation
and
Exposure Bracketing ,
arranged in an endless loop.
, and exposure modes, it may be
A
,
are
Flash Exp. Compensation
Using menu control
1. Select
Exposure Compensation
The further operation is identical in both cases.
2. Select the desired value on the corresponding scale, details on
how to proceed can be found on page 158. Values of +3 to
-3EV are available in ⁄ EV increments.
1
3
• During setting, you can observe the effect on the monitor
image, which gets darker or lighter. The set compensation
value is displayed on the light meter in the normal monitor
image. When the menu option is opened using the
button, the scale will disappear again after 4s, further
adjustments can only be made within this time.
Notes:
• If you set the exposure manually, exposure compensation is not
possible.
• A set compensation remains active until it is reset to
even after any number of pictures and even after turning off the
camera.
in the menu
FN
, i.e.
±0
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