Recording images (advanced)
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Compensating the Exposure
In some situations the illumination of the
background and your subject may differ. Auto
exposure systems may not always calculate
the exposure correctly. This is a normal
situation. This feature allows you to manually
compensate the exposure.
[Preparation]
• Set the mode dial
except for [
]
/[
]/[ ].
(P22)
1
Press the [ ] button.
2
Press 2/1 to compensate the
exposure.
• You can compensate from -2 EV to +2 EV
with 1/3 EV step.
(EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value,
and it is the amount of light given to the CCD
by the aperture value and the shutter speed)
• The compensation state is not reflected by
the brightness of the LCD Monitor.
3
Press the 4/[REVIEW/SET] button.
• The compensation window will close.
• The exposure compensation indication
1
will appear.
4
Take a picture.
• The recording method is the same as in
“Taking Pictures”. (P25)
• Depending on the shutter speed and aperture value, the range which is possible to
compensate the exposure will be limited.