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Exposure Compensation
Exposure Compensation
Rotate the exposure compensation dial to adjust exposure when pho-
tographing very bright, very dark, or high-contrast subjects. The e ect
is visible in the display.
Exposure compensation indicator
P
200
2000
F5.6
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
P
0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 10
2000
F5.6
200
100
+1
LCD monitor View nder
Choose positive values (+) to
increase exposure
Choose negative values (–) to
reduce exposure
Q The amount of compensation available varies with
the shooting mode.
Exposure Value (EV)
Exposure Value (EV)
The exposure value is determined by sensitivity and
by aperture and shutter speed, which control the
amount of light to which the sensor is exposed. Dou-
bling either the sensitivity or the amount of light in-
creases EV by one, while halving it reduces EV by one.
Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value
Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value
• Backlit subjects: Choose values
from +
/
EV to +1
/
EV.
• Highly re ective subjects or very
bright scenes (e.g., snow elds): +1 EV
• Scenes that are mostly sky: +1 EV
• Spotlit subjects (particularly if photographed against dark back-
grounds): –
/
EV
• Subjects with low re ectivity (pine trees or dark-colored foliage):
–
/
EV