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For unusual lighting situations, such as shown
in
the
diagram, the exposure compensation
dial allows
adjustments to prevent over- or underexposure. Also,
the dial can
be
used to intentionally obtain special
effects like over- or underexposure, even under
normal lighting conditions. Conveniently operable on
P and
A.
the dial ranges from + 2EV to
-2EV
in
one·
half
increments
To
operate, press the lock button 02) and turn the dial
until
It
click-stops opposite the desired compensation
value
On
P, each increment causes a corresponding
shift
in
both shutter speed and f/stop (except for
when the graph
line becomes horizontal, and then
only shutter speed
is
shifted):
on
A, shutter speed
42
Suggested Applications for Exposure Compensation
+ 2
white
background, snow
scene
+ 1 white background occupying
half
of
viewing area
-1
spotlighted subject, black
background occupying half of
viewing area
-2
black background
only
is
shifted, corresponding to the compensated
amount. New shutter speed setting
is
visible
in
the
viewfinder. After taking the picture, return the
dial to
0,
or incorrect exposures will result
in
ordinary shoot-
ing.
In
addition to the dial, exposures can
be
compen-
sated with the exposure compensation button
@,
by
changing the
ASA/ISO setting, and by changing
shutter speed or aperture setting
in
the manual mode.
Note:
At
ASAIISO 25: Only 1 step compensation
in
the +
direction; - direction
is
normal.
At
ASAIISO 1600: Only 1 step
compensation in the - direction;
+ direction is normal.
At
ASAIISO
12
: Cannot compensate
in
the + dir
ec
tion; - direc-
tion is
normal
.
At
ASAIISO 3200: Cannot compensate in the
- direction:
+ direction is
normal
.