User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Q&A Index
- Quick Start Guide
- Menu Options
- Table of Contents
- For Your Safety
- Notices
- Introduction
- Basic Photography and Playback
- P, S, A, and M Modes
- User Settings: U1 and U2 Modes
- Release Mode
- Image Recording Options
- Focus
- ISO Sensitivity
- Exposure
- White Balance
- Image Enhancement
- Flash Photography
- Remote Control Photography
- Other Shooting Options
- Live View Photography
- Movie Live View
- Special Effects
- More on Playback
- Connections
- Menu Guide
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
- My Menu/Recent Settings
- Technical Notes
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Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the
camera, making pictures brighter or darker.
It is most effective when used with
center-weighted or spot metering (0 83).
Choose from values between –5 EV
(underexposure) and +5 EV (overexposure) in increments of
1
/3 EV.
In general,
positive values make the subject brighter while negative values make it darker.
To choose a value for exposure compensation, press the E
button and rotate the main command dial until the desired
value is displayed in the control panel or viewfinder.
At values other than ±0.0, the 0 at the center of the exposure
indicators will flash (modes P, S, and A only) and a E icon will be
displayed in the control panel and viewfinder after you release
the E button.
The current value for exposure compensation
can be confirmed in the exposure indicator by pressing the E
button.
Normal exposure can be restored by setting exposure compensation to ±0.
Exposure
compensation is not reset when the camera is turned off, but is reset if you select
another mode after choosing %.
–1 EV No exposure compensation +1 EV
±0 EV
(E button pressed)
–0.3 EV +2.0 EV
(P, S, A, M and
% Modes Only)
E button
Main command dia
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