Compensating The Exposure - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GM1 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

6. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings

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.
1
Press 3 (È) to switch to Exposure
Compensation operation.
•
Exposure Compensation value turns yellow, indicating
that the exposure can now be compensated.
2
Rotate the control dial to compensate the
exposure.
A Exposure Compensation value
B [Expo.Meter]
Underexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards positive.
The Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range of j5 EV to i5 EV.
•
When recording motion pictures, the Exposure Compensation value can be set within a
range of j3 EV to i3 EV.
•
Select [0] to return to the original exposure.
•
Rotate the control dial to display the [Expo.Meter].
•
When [Auto Exposure Comp.] in [Flash] in the [Rec] menu is set to [ON], the brightness of the
built-in flash will automatically be set to the level appropriate to the selected Exposure
Compensation. (P207)
When the exposure value is out of the j3 EV to i3 EV range, the brightness of the recording
•
screen will no longer change.
It is recommended to record by checking the actual brightness of the recorded image in the
Auto Review or playback screen.
•
The set Exposure Compensation value is stored even if the camera is turned off. (When
[Exposure Comp. Reset]
Properly
exposed
(P52) is set to [OFF])
157
SS SS
250 125
F
0 0
3.5 60
Overexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards negative.
(P84)
60 30 15
4.0 5.6 8.0
5 5
98 98 98
2
00
B
A