Pentax K Series K-x Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting Functions
4
This allows you to deliberately overexpose (brighten) or underexpose
(darken) your picture.
The exposure steps can be selected from 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV in [1. EV Steps]
of the [A Custom Setting 1] menu.
You can adjust the EV compensation from –3 to +3 (EV).
1
Turn the e-dial while pressing
the mc button.
The exposure is adjusted.
m is displayed in the status screen and
viewfinder during compensation.
Adjusting the Exposure
EV compensation is not available when the mode dial is set to a (Manual).
The EV compensation is not canceled by turning the camera off or by setting
any other capture mode.
If [Green Button] is assigned to the | (Green) button in [Green Button] of the
[A Rec. Mode 4] menu (p.179), the compensation value is reset to 0.0 when
the | button is pressed.
EV compensation can also be changed by pressing the mc button once,
taking your finger off the button and turning the e-dial. In this case, EV
compensation is set when the mc button is pressed again or the exposure
metering timer (p.106) elapses.
mc
button
Av
AF.A
1/
ISO
ISO
AUTO
30 4.5F
1122+3-3
AWB
12M
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JPEG
400
Compensation value