•
Underexposure
warning
. Very often cameras that have auto exposure
warn you when there is not enough light. You can test it by turning
camera first into light and then into dark. It may be a red light or a
needle coming from one side of the finder. If you have an aperture
pointer there may be a red area that shows when the light is too low, or
at least you can see when you are using maximum aperture.
•
Overexposure
warning
. More rare, but aperture scale has usually
overexposure area marked.
•
Aperture
pointer
. Most middle and high-end cameras have an
aperture scale visible in the finder. It has a pointer that shows the
current aperture setting. When you are using automatic exposure
control it shows you when there is not enough or too much light. It is
most necessary if you set exposure manually. Sometimes the aperture
scale is shown inconveniently in the side of the camera body, like in
Minolta XL-401 and in some Sankyo models.
•
Manual
exposure
signal. Some cameras have some kind of signal
reminding you that the exposure setting is switched on manual. Again it
can be a light or a needle in the side of the finder. Many times it is the
same signal as is used for underexposure warning.
Mike Barker 02/08 MA Computer Arts/ Creative Applications for Audio and Video
Further information-
http://www.kolumbus.fi/puistot/S8Manual.htm
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/s8mm/index.jhtml
