Digital Camera User's Guide

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ADVANCED SETTINGS
4. After the EV value is
the way you want,
press [SET] to apply it.
The exposure compensation
value you set remains in
effect until you change it.
IMPORTANT!
• When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions,
you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even
after performing exposure compensation.
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• You can also use the Panel (Operation Panel) (page 54) to
change the EV shift setting.
• Performing an EV shift operation while using multi-pattern
metering will cause the metering mode to switch
automatically to center weighted metering. The metering
mode will return to multi-pattern metering when you change
the exposure compensation value to 0.0 (page 127).
• You can use the key customization feature to configure the
[W] and [X] buttons so they control the metering mode
setting (page 135). This comes in handy when adjusting
exposure compensation while viewing the on-screen
histogram (page 132).
EV Shift Value