Advanced Manual

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Exposure, image and color
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Exposure compensation k Varying the image brightness
In some situations, you may get better results if you manually compensate
(adjust) the exposure value set automatically by the camera. In many cases,
bright subjects (such as snow) will turn out darker than their natural colors.
Adjusting toward + makes these subjects closer to their real shades. For the
same reason, adjust toward - when shooting dark subjects. The exposure can
be adjusted in range of ±5.0 EV.
While holding down the F
(exposure compensation) button,
use the control dial to set the
compensation value.
• Adjust toward +: up to +5.0 EV.
Adjust toward -: up to –5.0 EV.
• The EV step interval can be selected
from 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV or 1 EV.
g“EV step” (P. 108)
• You can change the control dial's
functionality so that exposure
compensation can be set using the
control dial only without pressing the
F button. g“Customizing the
control dial's function” (P. 110)
-2.0EV ±0 +2.0EV
Control dial
Adjust toward -
Adjust toward +
F button
Exposure
compensation
value
Viewfinder
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