Exposure Compensation - Leica X-U 113 Instructions Manual

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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
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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.
1. Press the top of the cross pad (
2. The relevant scale appears. Set the desired compensation value
by pressing left/right on the cross pad or the use the direction
buttons ( / )
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Values from +3 to -3EV are available in
• The set compensation value is displayed in red on the scale.
During setting, you can observe the eff ect on the monitor
image, which gets darker or lighter.
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EV+/-
⁄ EV increments.
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3. Press the ,
MENU/SET INFO
• The exposure compensation symbol and the set value are
displayed.
Notes:
• With aperture priority and shutter speed priority (
exposure corrections can be carried out at any time directly using
the setting rings, i.e. without having to go via the menu controls.
• Exposure compensation is not available when exposure is set
manually.
• Pressing up or ( EV+/- ) on the cross pad opens the menus for
automatic bracketing and fl ash exposure compensation. They scroll
through in an endless loop and can therefore be selected by
repeatedly pressing.
• A set correction will remain active until it is switched to
2nd step) - that means it remains active for any number of
photographs and even after the camera was switched off .
or shutter button to save the setting
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