Operation Manual

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The self-timer lamp lights steadily for roughly 5
seconds and then blinks for another 5 seconds,
after which the shot is taken.
The time until the shutter releases is shown as a
countdown bar on the LCD monitor.
Self-timer mode is automatically cancelled after
each shot.
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! To stop the self-timer, once it has started running,
press the “BACK” button.
o SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
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This mode can be selected in the “2 ”
photography mode.
Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is
much brighter or darker than the background.
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Correction range: 11 steps
(
–
1.5 EV to
+
1.5 EV in 0.3 EV increments)
See P.73 for more information on EV.
h Copying of printed text (black characters on
white paper) (+1.5 EV)
h Backlit portraits (+0.6 EV to +1.5 EV)
h Very bright scenes (such as snowfields)
and highly reflective subjects (+0.9 EV)
h Shots made up predominantly of sky. (+0.9
EV)
h Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark
backgrounds (–0.6 EV)
h Copying of printed text (white characters on
black paper) (–0.6 EV)
h Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots
of pine trees or dark foliage (–0.6 EV)
Guide to using + (positive) compensation
Guide to using – (negative) compensation
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Subjects for Which Exposure
Adjustment is Particularly Effective
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! Exposure compensation is disabled in the following
situations :
i When the flash is used in Auto or Red-eye Reduction
mode.
i When Forced Flash mode is used and the scene
photographed is dark.
a EV
(
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
)
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