Nikon 26462B Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting Features
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
You can adjust overall image brightness.
1 Press the multi selector K (o).
2 Select a compensation value and
press the k button.
To brighten the image, set a positive (+)
value.
To darken the image, set a negative (–)
value.
The compensation value is applied, even
without pressing the k button.
C Exposure Compensation Value
The value applied in j, k or l mode is saved in the camera’s memory even after
the camera is turned off.
When the shooting mode is Fireworks show scene mode (A45) or m (manual)
(A54), exposure compensation cannot be used.
When the exposure compensation is set while using a flash, the compensation is
applied to both the background exposure and to the flash output.
C Using the Histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guide
when using exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.
The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and
bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.
Increasing exposure compensation value shifts tone distribution to the right, and
decreasing it shifts tone distribution to the left.
+2.0+2.0+2.0
-2.0-2.0-2.0
-0.3-0.3-0.3
Exposure compensation
Histogram
Guide