Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Compensating the
Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve
appropriate exposure due to the difference
in brightness between the subject and the
background. Look at the following exam-
ples.
Under exposed
Compensate the exposure towards posi-
tive.
Properly exposed
Overexposed
Compensate the exposure towards
negative.
1
Press
[
] until [EXPOSURE]
appears, compensate the
exposure with
/
.
• You can compensate from [
L
2 EV] to
[
K
2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].
• Select [0 EV] to return to the original
exposure.
2
Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to finish.
• EV is an abbreviation of [Exposure Value].
It refers to the amount of light reaching the
CCD, which is determined by the aperture
value and the shutter speed.
• The exposure compensation value
appears on the lower left of the screen.
• The set exposure value is memorized
even if the camera is turned off.
• The compensation range of the exposure
will be limited depending on the bright-
ness of the subject.
• Exposure cannot be compensated when
using [STARRY SKY] in scene mode.
EXPOSURE
SELECT
EXIT
MENU
