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EXPOSURE AND FLASH COMPENSATION
The ambient light and flash exposure can be adjusted
before the image is captured to make the final picture
lighter or darker.
To compensate the ambient exposure, press the Dial Lock
Release and turn the exposure-compensation dial to the
appropriate position (1). To adjust the flash exposure, turn
the flash-compensation dial using the lever at the front of
the camera (2).
Flash compensation
Exposure compensation
The exposure compensation dial has two scales. The
orange scale adjusts the exposure up to ±2.0Ev in 0.3Ev
steps. The silver scale allows the exposure to be adjusted
up to ±3.0Ev in 0.5Ev steps.
The position of the dial also affects the exposure modes.
See Camera Notes on page 41. When using 0.3Ev
increments, the maximum and minimum lens apertures
may not be displayed correctly.
–2.0Ev–1.0EvCalculated camera exposure
Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by high key or low key subjects. 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 values.
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.
When using fill-flash to reduce harsh shadows caused by bright illumination or direct sunlight, flash
compensation can change the ratio between the highlights and shadows. Fill flash affect the
darkness of the shadows without affecting the area illuminated by the main light source. By
decreasing the flash output with a negative Ev setting, the shadows receive less light and are
darker, but subtle details in the shadows that would not appear without the flash are apparent.
Increasing the flash output by using a positive Ev setting softens and nearly eliminate shadows.
Positive compensation No compensation Negative compensation No flash
0.5Ev
steps
0.3Ev
steps
When setting exposure or flash compensation, the change
in Ev is shown on the monitor. Flash compensation is only
displayed when the flash is raised. The viewfinder Ev scale
only shows changes to exposure compensation; ±2.5Ev is
shown with an arrow, ±3.0Ev is indicated with a blinking
arrow. After the setting is made, the shutter-speed and
aperture displays indicate the actual exposure.
2
1
+2.5EV +3.0EV
Exposure compensation can be assigned to the con-
trol dials in section 2 of the custom menu (p. 96).
Camera Notes