Exposure Compensation - Leica X Vario Instructions Manual

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

Some subjects are made up of predominantly of excessively light or
dark surfaces, for example large areas of snow or a full-format black
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useful in such cases to set an appropriate exposure compensation
instead of using exposure lock each time. The same applies if you
want to ensure an identical exposure for several pictures.
1. Press up on the direction pad (25) once
EV+/-
• The corresponding scale appears.
2. Set the desired compensation value by pressing left / right on
the direction pad (25) or using the thumb wheel (23).
Values from +3 to -3EV in
• The set compensation value is displayed in red on the scale.
During setting, you can observe the eff ect on the monitor
image, which gets darker or lighter.
A exposure modes, it may be more
/ EV increments are available.
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3. Press the
MENU/SET
save the setting
• The exposure compensation symbol and the set value are
displayed.
Notes:
• If you set the exposure manually, exposure compensation is not
possible.
• Pressing up EV+/- on the direction pad also opens the menus for
automatic bracketing and fl ash exposure compensation. They scroll
through in an endless loop and can therefore be selected by
repeatedly pressing.
• A set compensation remains active until it is reset to
2), i.e. after any number of pictures and even after turning off the
camera.
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button (15)or the shutter button (8) to
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