Exposure Adjusting The Light Intensity - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S40 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Adjustingthe/ight intensity
lges by adjusting tile exposure and the ISO sensitivity. Exposure is
ght that the camera will receive when yuu release the shutter.
Exposure:
Shutter speed
= Length of time the camera receives
light
Aperture
= Size of Ihe opening alh>wing light to pass
through
= Recording sensitivity
Overexposure
= too much light
Whitish image
Correct exposure
Underexposure
= too little light
Darker image
The exposure is automatically set to the
proper value in the auto ad.iustmeut mode.
Huwever, you can a(ljust it manually using
the functions beluw.
[EV]:
Allows you tu a(!just the exposure that has
been determined by the camera. --+ page 28
[Metering Mode]:
Allo_ s you to change the part of the
sut!ject to be measured to determine the
exposure (--+ st_,])5 it/ "Read This Fir,v/").
Adjusting theISOsensitivity
IS() is unit uf measurement (sensitivity), estimating how much light an image pickup device
/equivaleut to photu fihns) receives. Even when the exposure is the same, images differ
depending on the ISO sensitivity.
[ISO] atliusts the sensitivity --+ page 30
High ISO sensitivity
Records a bright image even when shooting in a dark location. However, the
image tends to become noisy.
Low ISO sensitivity
Records a smoother image.
How cver_ the image may become darker.
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