Compensating The Exposure - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX8 Owner's Manual For Advanced Features

5. 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.
Rotate the exposure compensation dial to select
a compensation value.
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The Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range
of j3 EV to i3 EV.
Underexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards positive.
Expanding the exposure compensation range
∫
Using the exposure compensation dial and front or rear dial, you can expand the exposure
compensation range down to j5 EV and up to i5 EV.
1
Select the menu.
>
MENU
2
Press 3/4 to select the setting and then press [MENU/SET].
[ ] (front dial)
[ ] (rear dial)
[OFF]
•
Exit the menu after it is set.
3
Set the exposure compensation dial to [j3] or [i3].
4
Rotate the dial selected in step
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When [Auto Exposure Comp.] in [Flash] in the [Rec] menu is set to [ON], the brightness of the flash
will automatically be set to the level appropriate to the selected Exposure Compensation.
•
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 expanded exposure compensation range is not applied to motion picture recording and 4K
photo recording.
Properly exposed
(P63)
[Custom] > [Dial Set.] > [Exp Comp Setup]
Assigns the operation for expanding the exposure compensation
range to the front dial.
Assigns the operation for expanding the exposure compensation
range to the rear dial.
2
s
to expand the exposure compensation range.
167
Overexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards negative.
(P232)