Compensating The Exposure - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Operating Instructions Manual

[REC] mode:

Compensating the Exposure

Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in
brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.
Under exposed
Compensate the exposure
towards positive.
Press the front dial to switch to exposure compensation operation.
Rotate the front dial to compensate the
exposure.
A Exposure compensation value
•
Select [0] to return to the original exposure.
Take a picture.
Note
•
EV is an abbreviation of [Exposure Value]. It refers to the amount of light given to the CCD by
the aperture value and the shutter speed.
•
The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the exposure
value during the Intelligent auto mode is not memorized.
•
The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the
subject.
•
Rotate the dial slowly but surely.
•
When the aperture and shutter speed values are displayed in the screen in the Program AE
mode, Program shift operation and exposure compensation operation is switched every time
the front dial is pressed.
•
In the aperture-priority AE mode, aperture setting operation
operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed.
•
In the shutter-priority AE mode, shutter speed setting operation
compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed.
• Operation method can be changed with
menu. (P108)
• (P29)
In quick menu
display using 2/1 or the front dial, you can compensate the exposure with 3/4.
•
In quick menu in [
the front dial or 2/1, pressing the front dial or [MENU/SET] will allow you to compensate the
exposure with the front dial or 2/1.
[EXPO. SETTINGS] in the [CUSTOM MENU]
in [ ] (LCD monitor style), after selecting the exposure compensation
] (Finder style), after selecting the exposure compensation display using
Properly
exposed
Compensate the exposure
towards negative.
(P84)
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Overexposed
and exposure compensation
(P84)
and exposure
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