Pentax K-5II, Operating Manual

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Sho
o
ting
Func
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4
Set the exposure compensation steps to
increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV in [1. EV
Steps] of the [
A
Custom Setting 1] menu.
Changing the Exposure Steps
Step Interval Exposure Setting Value
1/3 EV
±0.3, ±0.7, ±1.0, ±1.3, ±1.7, ±2.0, ±2.3, ±2.7, ±3.0, ±3.3, ±3.7,
±4.0, ±4.3, ±4.7, ±5.0
1/2 EV
±0.5, ±1.0, ±1.5, ±2.0, ±2.5, ±3.0, ±3.5, ±4.0, ±4.5, ±5.0
EV Compensation for
a
and
M
modes
For example, if the EV compensation value is set to +1.5 for
a
(Manual Exposure) and
M
(Flash X-sync speed) modes, an
underexposure of 1.5 EV is displayed on the EV bar. If you set the
exposure value so that the
V
is displayed at the center of the EV bar,
the image will be captured with the compensated value.
1.
1
2
MENU OK OK
EV Steps
1/3 EV Steps
1/2 EV Steps
Exposure compensation steps
Cancel
now set to 1/3 EV
Changing the Exposure Automatically when Shooting
Auto Bracketing is a function for continuously shooting images with
the exposure automatically adjusted for underexposure and
overexposure. Each time the shutter release button is pressed, 2, 3
or 5 shots are taken. Refer to “Shooting while the Exposure is
Automatically Changed (Exposure Bracketing)” (p.138).