Adjusting The Exposure Compensation - Canon PowerShot A430 Advanced User's Manual

Metering Methods
Evaluative
Center
Weighted
Average
Spot

Adjusting the Exposure Compensation

Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid making the
subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright background
or to avoid making lights appear too bright in night shots.
1
FUNC. Menu
Use the
the exposure compensation and
press the FUNC./SET button.
* Default setting.
To Cancel the Exposure Compensation
Restore the compensation value to [0].
Exposure compensation is not available in the
Accent) or
48
Appropriate for standard shooting conditions,
including backlit scenes. The camera divides images
into several zones for metering. It evaluates complex
lighting conditions, such as the position of the subject,
the brightness, the direct light, and the backlighting,
and adjusts the settings to the correct exposure for the
main subject.
Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but
gives greater weight to the subject matter at the
center.
Meters the area within the spot at the center of the
LCD monitor. Use this setting when you want to set
the exposure on the subject in the center of the
monitor.
Shooting Mode
* (Exposure Compensation).
See Menus and Settings
or button to adjust
(Color Swap) modes.
(p. 21).
(Color