Exposure Compensation - Nikon COOLPIX L15 User Manual

Exposure compensation is used toalter exposure from the value suggested by the
camera tomake pictures brighter or darker,
1 Press[] ( exposure compensation),
The e xposure compensation menu is displayed
2 Use the multi selector to adjust exposure and
press _),
• When the picture is too dark: adjust the exposure
compensation to %" side
• When the picture is too bright: adjust the exposure
compensation to" "side
• Exposure compensation can be set to values between
20 and +20EV
• If a setting is not applied by pressing _) within a few seconds, the selection will be
cancelled
• The I_ icon and exposure corr/pensatior/value are
,_ displayed in the monitor
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[] Exposure Compensation Value
Switching to another shooting mode or turning the camera off returns exposure compensation
setting other than that _r I_1 (auto) mode to [00]
[] Using Exposure Compensation
The camera tends to lower exposure when the flame is dominated by brightly lit ob]ects and to
increase exposure when the frame is mostly dark Pc_£dve compensation maytherefore be required
to capture the brilliancy of very bright objects that fill the frame (for example, sunlit expanses of
water, sand,or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject Negative
compensation may be called for when large areas of the frame contain ve/y dark objects (for
example, a swath of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main
subject