Exposure Adjusting The Light Intensity - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Exposure:
Shutter speed = Length of time Ihe cmnera receives
light
Aperture = Size of the opening allowing light to pass
through
-- ISO = Recording sensitivity
Overexposure
= too much light
Whitish image
Correct exposure
Underexposure
= too little light
Darker image
The exposure is automatically set to the
proper value in the auto adjustment mode.
However. you can adjust it manually using
the functions below.
Adjusting EV:
Allows you to a_Uust the exposure
determined by the camera.
-...+page 37
Metering Mode:
Allows you to oh:rage the part of the
subject to be measured to determine the
exposure. _ page 40
Adjusting theISOsensitivity
ISO is/lnit of ineas/lrmlrmUt (sensitivity), estimating how much light an image pickup device
(equivalent to photo lihns) receives. Even when the exposure is the same, images dilfcr
depeuding on the ISO sensitivity.
To a@lst the ISO sensitivity -..+ page 41
High ISO sensitivity
Records a bright image even when shooting in a dark location.
However, the image tends to become noisy.
Low ISO sensitivity
Records a smoother image.
Howe'_er, _hen the exposure is insufficient, the image may become darker.