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AUTO: Automatic adjustment
(Shooting to show the ambience of the
light source)
6 : Shooting outdoors in fine weather
7 : Shooting in shade
9 : Shooting under “Daylight” fluorescent
lamps
0 : Shooting under “Warm White” fluorescent
lamps
- : Shooting under “Cool White” fluorescent
lamps
8 : Shooting in incandescent light
✽ The white balance setting (unless it is a Custom
White Balance setting) is ignored when you use the
flash. To achieve the desired effect in your shot,
press the flash back down to suppress flash
operation (➡P.36).
This mode can be selected in the “S”
photography mode.
Change the white balance setting when you
want to take a picture with the white balance
fixed for the surroundings and lighting when the
picture is taken.
In Auto mode, the correct white balance may not
be obtained for subjects such as close-ups of
people’s faces and shots taken under a special
light source. In such situations, select the correct
white balance for the light source. See P.124 for
information on the white balance.
This mode can be selected in the “S”
photography mode.
Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is
much brighter or darker than the background.
hCorrection range: 13 steps
(
–
2.1 EV to
+
1.5 EV in 0.3 EV increments)
See P.124 for more information on EV.
hCopying of printed text (black characters
on white paper) (+1.5 EV)
hBacklit portraits (+0.6 EV to +1.5 EV)
hLocations with very bright backgrounds
or strong reflections, such as ski resorts:
+0.9 EV
hShots made up predominantly of sky
(+0.9 EV)
hFor spotlit subjects, particularly against a
dark background: -0.6 EV
hCopying of printed text (white characters
on black paper) (–0.6 EV)
hScenes 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
◆
Subjects for Which Exposure
Adjustment is Particularly Effective
◆
●
!
The Brightness setting is disabled in the following
situations:
• When the flash is used in Auto or Red-Eye
Reduction mode.
• When dark scenes are shot in Forced Flash mode.
d EV
(
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
)
✽ SELECTING A AUTO OR SMANUAL (➡P.49)
✽ Displaying the menus (➡P.50)
a
WHITE BALANCE
(
SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE
)
✽ SELECTING
A
AUTO OR
S
MANUAL (➡P.49)
✽ Displaying the menus (➡P.50)
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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