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a Set the mode dial to P, S, A,
SCN or .
b Press and hold (exposure)
and select the desired
exposure value with the
command dial.
The value of the exposure adjustment
is displayed.
Adjust the exposure value while
checking the brightness of the
background.
To reactivate auto exposure
In Step 2, select [0EV].
• When the subject is extremely bright or
extremely dark, or when you are using the
flash, the adjustment may not work.
Displaying a histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the
brightness of an image. The horizontal axis
shows the brightness, and the vertical axis
shows the number of pixels. The graph
display indicates a dark image when
skewed to the left side, and a bright image
when skewed to the right side. The
histogram is a useful reference for checking
the exposure during recording and playback
when the screen is hard to be seen.
a Set the mode dial to P, S, A or
SCN.
b Press (screen status) to
display the histogram.
c Adjust the exposure based on
the histogram.
• The histogram also appears when the mode dial
is set to or M, but the EV adjustment is
deactivated.
Mode dial
Command dial
8M
250 F2.0
98
FINE
MAF
101
80
min
+1.3EV
+1.7EV
+1.0EV
P
80
8M
4
FINE
101
0
EV
Number of pixels
Dark
Bright
Brightness