Compensating The Exposure - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Basic Owner's Manual

Applicable modes:

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.
Underexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards positive.
Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure Compensation operation.
Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure.
A Exposure Compensation value
B [EXPO.METER]
• The Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range
of j5 EV to i5 EV. When recording motion pictures, the Exposure Compensation
value can be set within a range of j3 EV to i3 EV.
•
Select [0] to return to the original exposure.
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Rotate the rear dial to display the [EXPO.METER].
in / Mode.)
Note
When the exposure value is out of the j3 EV to i3 EV range, the brightness of the recording
•
screen will no longer change. It is recommended to record by checking the actual brightness of
the recorded image in the Auto Review or playback screen.
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The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off.
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The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the
subject.
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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 rear dial is pressed.
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In the Aperture-Priority AE Mode, Aperture Setting operation
Compensation operation is switched every time the rear dial is pressed.
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In the Shutter-Priority AE Mode, Shutter Speed Setting operation
Compensation operation is switched every time the rear dial is pressed.
Recording
Properly
exposed
(P151)
(P114)
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Overexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards negative.
A
(However, it does not appear
and Exposure
(P114) and Exposure
B