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5150 Recording - advanced operation
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
The camera exposure can be adjusted to make the final picture lighter or darker by as much as
±2Ev in 1/3 increments with still image and movie recording; exposure compensation cannot be
used with digital subject programs. When auto reset (p. 76) is active, exposure compensation is
reset to 0.0 when the camera is turned off. Exposure compensation can be assigned to the con-
troller (p. 57). With the camera’s default settings, exposure compensation can be adjusted with
up/down keys of the controller.
Shooting tips
–2.0Ev
(1/4 as much light)
–1.0Ev
(1/2 as much light)
Calculated camera
exposure
Select the exposure compensation option in section
2 of the recording menus. Use the up/down keys to
adjust the degree of compensation (1). Press the
center button of the controller to set this value (2). If
any value other than 0.0 is set, an indicator is dis-
played on the monitor as a warning.
–2 ~ +2
Sensitivity
Inst.Playback
+0.3
Metering mode
Exp. comp.
2
1
Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Exposure com-
pensation can be used in these situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy
landscape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking
the picture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +2 EV results in an image with normal tonal val-
ues.
In the example above, the dark water caused the camera to overexpose the image making it
bright and washed-out. By compensating the exposure, detail is brought out in the leaves,
and the stones and water appear richer. Ev stands for exposure value. A change of one Ev
adjusts the exposure calculated by the camera by a factor of two.
LCD backlight
INSTANT PLAYBACK
After a still image is captured, it can be displayed on the moni-
tor for two seconds before being saved. Instant playback
shows the last frame in the series when used with the continu-
ous-advance drive mode (p. 41).
Instant playback can be activated in section 2 of the recording
menu (p. 38).