Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) - Nikon Coolpix P500 Quick Start Manual

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image
brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker.
1
Press o (exposure compensation) on the
multi selector.
• The exposure compensation guide and histogram are
displayed.
2
Press the multi selector H or I to select a
compensation value.
• To make the image brighter, apply positive (+)
exposure compensation.
• To make the image darker, apply negative (–)
exposure compensation.
3
Press the k button to set the compensation
value.
• If the k 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 H 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.
C
Exposure Compensation Value
• The exposure compensation value applied in j, k or l mode is saved in the camera's memory
even after the camera is turned off.
• When the shooting mode is m (manual) mode (A74) or the scene mode is Fireworks show
(A57), the exposure compensation cannot be used.
D
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.
Exposure compensation guide
+0.3 +0 3
Histogram
Exposure compensation value
+0 3 +0.3
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