Changing The Exposure (Exposure Comp.) - Ricoh Caplio 300G Operation Manual

Changing the Exposure (EXPOSURE COMP.)

The exposure setting allows you to select brightness levels for your shots.
Normally, if your subject is centered, backlight compensation is automatically activated, and you can
shoot with correct exposure. However, in the following cases, or when you intentionally want to
change the exposure, you can change the exposure setting. Exposure can be specified in the range of
-2.0 and +2.0.
For Backlighting
When the background is particularly bright, the
subject will be dark (under-exposure).
When your subject is whitish
When you photograph a subject that is mainly
white, it will turn out entirely dark, with people
appearing dark, and white objects appearing
greyish.
Chapter 1 / Section 3 Using Special Features for Improved Photography
When your subject is darkish
When you photograph a subject that is mainly
dark, it will turn out entirely bright (over-
exposure), with people appearing white, and
black objects appearing greyish. The same
happens when you take photos of people in a
spotlight.
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