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3
45
3
4
The self-timer lamp lights steadily for roughly 5
seconds and then blinks for another 5 seconds,
after which the shot is taken.
The time until the shutter releases is shown as a
countdown bar on the LCD monitor.
Self-timer mode is automatically cancelled after
each shot.
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!
To stop the self-timer, once it has started running,
press the “BACK” button.
o
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This mode can be selected in the “
2
”
photography mode.
Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is
much brighter or darker than the background.
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Correction range:
11 steps
(– 1.5 EV to + 1.5 EV in 0.3 EV increments)
See P.73 for more information on EV.
h
Copying of printed text (black characters on
white paper) (+1.5 EV)
h
Backlit portraits (+0.6 EV to +1.5 EV)
h
Very bright scenes (such as snowfields)
and highly reflective subjects (+0.9 EV)
h
Shots made up predominantly of sky. (+0.9
EV)
h
Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark
backgrounds (–0.6 EV)
h
Copying of printed text (white characters on
black paper) (–0.6 EV)
h
Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots
of pine trees or dark foliage (–0.6 EV)
Guide to using + (positive) compensation
Guide to using – (negative) compensation
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Subjects for Which Exposure
Adjustment is Particularly Effective
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!
Exposure compensation is disabled in the following
situations :
i
When the flash is used in Auto or Red-eye Reduction
mode.
i
When Forced Flash mode is used and the scene
photographed is dark.
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EV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION)
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