Nikon COOLPIX S8100 User Manual page 52

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
Adjust tile overall brightness of the image.
• To make the subject brighter, move the slider
toward "+'.
• To make the subject darker, move the slider toward
Slider
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Exposure Histogram
compensation
value
[] Using the Histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image, Useas a guide when using
exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.
• The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to
the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixds,
• Increasing exposure compensation shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts
tone distribution to the left,
Adjusting Vividness (Saturation Adjustment)
Adjust tile overall vividness of the image.
• Vividness increases asthe slider is moved up.
Vividness decreases as the slider is moved down.
Slider
Adjusting Hue (White Balance Adjustment)
Adjust tile overall hue of the image.
• The overall image becomes more reddish as the
slider is moved up. The overall image becomes more
bluish as the slider is moved down.
Slider
40
_1_ Note on White Balance Adjustment
When hue is adjusted using the creative slider, White balance in the shooting menu (_ 46)
cannot be set,