Nikon COOLPIX P500 User Manual page 57

By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image
brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker.
1 Press [] (exposure compensation) on the
multi selector.
• The exposure compensation guide and histogram are
displayed.
2 Pressthe multi selector • or • to select a Exposure c ompensation guide
compensation value.
• To make the image brighter, apply positive (+)
exposure compensation.
• To make the image darker, apply negative ( )
exposure compensation.
Histogram
Exposure compensation value
3 Press the _) button to set the compensation
value.
• If the _) button is not pressed within a few seconds, the
selection is set and the setting menu disappears.
• When an exposure compensation value other than 0.0
is applied, the value is displayed with the _ indicator on
the monitor.
4 Press the shutter-release button to take a picture.
• To cancel the exposure compensation setting, return to step 1 and change the value
to 0.0.
[] Exposure Compensation Value
• The exposure compensation value applied in P, S or A mode is saved in the camera's memory
even after the camera is turned off.
• When the shooting mode is M (manual) mode (_74) or the scene mode is Fireworks show
(_57), the exposure compensation cannot be used.
[] Using the Histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as 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 pixels.
• Increasing exposure compensation shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts
tone distribution to the left.
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