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ADVANCED FEATURES
Manual exposure control is recommended in the
following situations:
● When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
● When shooting on a reflective natural background such as
at the beach or when skiing.
● When the background is overly dark or the subject is bright.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press EXPOSURE.
● The exposure control indicator appears.
3 To brighten the image, press . To darken the image,
press . (maximum ±6)
● +3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight
compensation. (੬ pg. 33)
● –3 exposure has the same effect as when “r” is set to
“SPOTLIGHT”. (੬ pg. 35)
4 Press SET. Exposure adjustment is complete.
To return to automatic exposure control
Press EXPOSURE twice. Or, set the Power Switch to
“A”.
NOTES:
● You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same
time when “r” is set to “SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW”
(੬ pg. 35), or with the backlight compensation.
● If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in
brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. (੬ pg. 27, 28)
Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contracts in well-
lit environments to keep too much light from entering,
and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light.
Use this function in the following situations:
● When shooting a moving subject.
● When the distance to the subject changes (so its size in the
LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes), such as when the
subject is backing away.
● When shooting on a reflective natural background such as
at the beach or when skiing.
● When shooting objects under a spotlight.
● When zooming.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press EXPOSURE.
● The exposure control indicator appears.
3 Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD monitor
or the viewfinder, then press and hold SET for over 2
seconds. The exposure control indicator and the “ ”
indication appear.
4 Press SET. The “ ” indication changes to “ ” and
the iris is locked.
To return to automatic iris control
Press
EXPOSURE
twice. Or, set the Power Switch to “A”.
● The exposure control indicator and “ ” disappear.
To lock the exposure control and the iris
After step 2, adjust the exposure by pressing or .
Then lock the iris in steps 3 and 4. For automatic locking,
press EXPOSURE twice in step 2. The exposure control
and the iris become automatic.
Backlight compensation brightens the subject quickly.
With simple operation, backlight compensation feature
brightens the dark subject portion by increasing the
exposure.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press BACK LIGHT so that the Backlight
Compensation indicator “ ” appears.
To cancel Backlight Compensation
Press BACK LIGHT twice so that the “ ” indicator
disappears.
NOTE:
Using Backlight Compensation may cause the light around
the subject to become too bright and the subject to become
white.
Selection of a spot metering area enables more precise
exposure compensation. You can select one of the three
metering areas on the LCD monitor/viewfinder.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press BACK LIGHT twice so that the Spot Exposure
Control indicator “ ” appears.
●A spot metering area frame appears at the centre of the
LCD monitor/viewfinder.
3 Press or to select the desired spot metering
area frame.
4 Press SET.
●Spot Exposure Control is engaged.
●Exposure is adjusted to make the brightness of the
selected area most appropriate.
To lock the iris
After step 3, press and hold SET over 2 seconds. The
“ ” indication appears and the iris is locked.
To cancel Spot Exposure Control
Press BACK LIGHT once so that the “ ” indicator
disappears.
NOTES:
● You cannot use the Spot Exposure Control at the same
time with following functions.
•“SQUEEZE” in “WIDE MODE” (੬ pg. 28)
•“STROBE” in “PROGRAM AE” (੬ pg. 35)
•Digital Zoom (੬ pg. 16)
•Manual Exposure Control
● Depending on the shooting location and condition, optimum
result may not be attained.
Exposure Control
Iris Lock
Backlight Compensation
Spot Exposure Control
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