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Changing the Exposure
(EXPOSURE COMP.)
The exposure setting allows you to select
brightness levels for your shots.
Normally, if your subject is centered, back-
light compensation is automatically activated,
and you can shoot with correct exposure.
However, in the following cases, or when you
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intentionally want to change the exposure,
you can change the exposure setting.
Setting the level higher (+) makes pictures
brighter and lower (-) makes pictures darker.
Examples of Exposure Compensation
For Backlighting
When the background is particularly bright,
the subject will be dark (under-exposure).
When your subject is whitish
When you photograph a subject that is
mainly white, it will turn out entirely dark, with
people appearing dark, and white objects
appearing grayish.
When your subject is darkish
When you photograph a subject that is
mainly dark, it will turn out entirely bright
(over-exposure), with people appearing
white, and black objects appearing grayish.
The same happens when you take photos of
people in a spotlight.
Exposure compensation setting can be
adjusted by using the ADJ. Button or using
the Shooting Menu.
• By default, the exposure compensation is
set to 0.0. The setting value does not
appear when the default value is set.
• If your subject is not centered when shoot-
ing against light, the camera does not rec-
ognize it in the backlight condition. In this
case, adjust the exposure compensation
setting.
Using the ADJ. Button (Exposure)
To change the exposure compensation set-
ting using the ADJ. Button, follow the steps
below.
1.
Turn the mode dial to 5
ing Mode).
If you have set the shutter speed with
Manual Exposure Mode (A/M), expo-
sure compensation does not work.
2.
Press the ADJ. Button.
The Exposure Compensation bar
appears.
3.
Press the !"
!" buttons and spec-
!"
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ify a value.
Moving it to the - (minus) side makes
darker. Moving it to the + (plus) side
makes it brighter. You can also press the
shutter button in this state.
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