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3-8 Metering and Exposure
3-8
Metering and Exposure
The camera meters subject brightness and adjusts exposure accordingly. The
camera can be confi gured to raise ISO sensitivity automatically when lighting is
poor. You can also reduce fl icker when shooting under artifi cial light.
Exposure for movie mode is metered using
p
(digital ESP) metering. Digital ESP
metering is suited to most scenes, including back-lit subjects. The camera meters
324 areas of the frame and calculates optimal exposure taking into consideration
the nature of the scene. The camera can also be confi gured to detect and set
exposure for faces.
Adjusting Exposure
(Exposure Compensation)
The exposure selected automatically by the camera can be altered to suit your
artistic intent. Choose positive values to make pictures brighter, negative values to
make them darker. Exposure can be adjusted by ±3.0 EV.
• This setting can be accessed via:
- The
F
button (P. 368)
- The dials (P. 368)
- Touch controls (P. 368)
• Exposure compensation is available when [P], [A], or [S] is selected for [
n
Mode] (movie
exposure mode). To enable exposure compensation when [M] is selected for [
n
Mode],
select [On] for [
b
ISO-Auto] (P. 372) and choose [AUTO] for [
n
ISO].
• During recording, exposure compensation can be adjusted using the front or rear dial or
touch controls.
Negative value
0
Positive value
367
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