Compensating The Exposure - Panasonic lumix DMC-SZ8 Owner's Manual

Compensating the Exposure

Applicable modes:
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in
brightness between the subject and the background.
Underexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards positive.
1
Press 3 [È] to display [Exposure
Comp.].
2
Press 2/1 to compensate the exposure and then press
[MENU/SET].
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The exposure compensation value appears on the screen.
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Select [0 EV] to return to the original exposure.
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"EV" is an abbreviation of "Exposure Value", a unit indicating the amount of exposure.
The EV changes with the aperture value or the shutter speed.
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When [Exposure Comp. Reset] in the [Setup] menu is set to [OFF], the current exposure value will be
maintained even if you turn off the camera.
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This function is not available in the following case:
–
[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
Recording
Properly exposed
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Overexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards negative.