Compensating The Exposure - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Operating Instructions Manual

[REC] Mode:

Compensating the Exposure

Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in
brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.
Underexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards positive.
Press the rear dial to select [È], and then
rotate the rear dial to compensate the
exposure.
A Exposure compensation value
•
Enabled operation will switch every time the rear dial
is pressed.
•
Exposure compensation operation is enabled when
[È] at the bottom left of the screen changes to
orange.
•
The exposure compensation value can be set within a
range of j3 EV to i3 EV.
•
Select [È] only to return to the original exposure
(0 EV).
Take the pictures.
Note
•
EV is an abbreviation of [Exposure Value]. It refers to the amount of light given to the CCD by
the aperture value and the shutter speed.
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The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen.
•
The set exposure value is memorised even if the camera is turned off. However, the exposure
value during the Intelligent Auto Mode is not memorised.
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The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the
subject.
•
Exposure compensation cannot be used when in [STARRY SKY] in Scene Mode.
•
Exposure compensation cannot be used when in [EXPRESSIVE], [RETRO], [PURE],
[ELEGANT], [MONOCHROME], [SILHOUETTE] and [CUSTOM] in My Colour Mode.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Properly
exposed
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Overexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards negative.
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