Nikon CoolPix P500, Quick Start Manual

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Bas
ic Ph
otography an
d Pl
ayba
ck
:
A
(Auto)
M
ode
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image
brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker.
1
Press
o
(exposure compensation) on the
multi selector.
• The exposure compensation guide and histogram are
displayed.
2
Press the multi selector
H
or
I
to select a
compensation value.
• To make the image brighter, apply positive (+)
exposure compensation.
• To make the image darker, apply negative (–)
exposure compensation.
3
Press the
k
button to set the compensation
value.
• If the
k
button is not pressed within a few seconds, the
selection is set and the setting menu disappears.
• When an exposure compensation value other than 0.0
is applied, the value is displayed with the
H
indicator on
the monitor.
4
Press the shutter-release button to take a picture.
• To cancel the exposure compensation setting, return to step 1 and change the value
to
0.0 .
C
Exposure Compensation Value
• The exposure compensation value applied in
j
,
k
or
l
mode is saved in the camera’s memory
even after the camera is turned off.
• When the shooting mode is
m
(manual) mode (
A
74) or the scene mode is Fireworks show
(
A
57), the exposure compensation cannot be used.
D
Using the Histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guide when using
exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.
• The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to
the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.
• Increasing exposure compensation shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts
tone distribution to the left.
+ 0 3 + 0.3
Exposure compensation guide
Exposure compensation value
Histogram
32 32 32
+ 0.3 + 0 3