Adjusting The Exposure - Pentax Silkypix K-500 Operating Manual

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Adjusting the Exposure

This allows you to deliberately overexpose (brighten) or underexpose
(darken) your picture.
The compensation value can be set between -5 and +5 EV (-2 and +2 EV
in C mode). The value that can be set varies according to the step interval
set in [1. EV Steps] of the [A Custom Setting 1] menu.
EV Steps
1/3 EV
1/2 EV
4
1
Press the m button (1), and then
turn the rear e-dial (S) (2).
The exposure is adjusted.
m and the compensation value are
displayed in the status screen, viewfinder,
and Live View screen during adjustment.
Exposure Compensation Value
±0.3, ±0.7, ±1.0, ±1.3, ±1.7, ±2.0, ±2.3, ±2.7, ±3.0, ±3.3, ±3.7, ±4.0,
±4.3, ±4.7, ±5.0
±0.5, ±1.0, ±1.5, ±2.0, ±2.5, ±3.0, ±3.5, ±4.0, ±4.5, ±5.0
1
2
1/ 90 4.0
F
200
+1.7 +1.7
EV EV
1/ 1/
2000 2000 F2.8 F2.8 1600 1600
±0EV ±0EV
128 128