Exposure; Adjusting The Exposure - Sony DSLR-A700H User’s Guide User's And Troubleshooting Manual

Exposure

Exposure is the amount of light that the camera will receive when you release the shutter. The
exposure is automatically set to the proper value in the auto adjustment mode. However, you
can set the exposure to your desired setting in the following setup.

Adjusting the exposure

You can manually shift the exposure value determined by the camera. Use this mode when
you brighten or darken the overall screen.
1 Press the (Exposure) button to display the Exposure comp. screen.
2 Adjust the exposure with b/B on the multi-selector.
Toward –
• You can substitute the Fn (Function) button for the
• The exposure is compensated by 1/3 of a step between ±3.0 EV. You can set this exposure step to 1/2 EV
increments with [Exposure step] in the
The compensation level is also checked on the EV scale in the
viewfinder.
Toward +: Brightens an image.
0: The exposure is determined automatically
by the camera.
Toward –: Darkens an image.
Toward +
(Exposure) button (page 30).
Recording menu (page 98).
(Exposure) button
Multi-selector
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