Adjusting The Exposure Compensation - Canon PowerShot SX1 IS User Manual

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Adjusting the Exposure Compensation

Adjust the exposure compensation to a positive value to avoid making
the subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright
background. Adjust the exposure compensation to a negative value to
avoid making the subject too bright in night shots or when shot against
a dark background.
1
Press
compensation bar.
2
Adjust the exposure
compensation.
1. Use the control dial to adjust
the exposure compensation.
2. Press the
• The exposure compensation
bar and the compensation
results will display in the LCD
monitor (or the viewfinder).
• When shooting in AEB mode (p. 138), the compensation range
for AEB shooting is displayed.
• With each press of the
configured with the control dial in each shooting mode will
change as follows.
Sequence direction selection/Exposure compensation
Shutter speed/Exposure compensation
Aperture value/Exposure compensation
To Cancel the Exposure Compensation:
Follow Step 2 to restore the compensation value to [0].
Available Shooting Modes
button to display the exposure
button.
mode/Exposure compensation
Exposure
compensation bar
Compensation range during
AEB mode
button, the settings that can be
p. 300