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Shooting Functions >
Exposure compensation
Using the brightness adjustment guide
Adjust the brightness using the selected area as a reference. The
brightness of the selected area is displayed as a value to help you to
conveniently adjust the brightness.
To adjust the
brightness,
In Shooting mode, press [
m
]
ĺ
b
ĺ
Brightness
Adjustment Guide
ĺ
On
ĺ
locate
on the screen in the
reference area
ĺ
press [
a
]
ĺ
use command dials 1 and 2,
or [
C
/
F
], or drag the slider to adjust the brightness.
This feature is available only in Program, Aperture Priority, or Shutter Priority
mode.
This feature and the overexposure guide cannot be set at the same time.
This feature and the Dynamic Range HDR option cannot be set at the same
time.
This feature and the flash options cannot be set at the same time.
Viewing the overexposure guide
View overexposed areas on a photo in Shooting mode before capturing a
photo. Setting this feature will cause the overexposed areas of a photo to
blink.
To view the
overexposure guide,
In Shooting mode, press [
m
]
ĺ
b
ĺ
Overexposure
Guide
ĺ
an option.
Histogram
Set the histogram on the display on or off.
About histogram
A histogram is a graph that shows the brightness distribution of a photo.
A histogram inclined to the left indicates a dark photo. A histogram
inclined to the right indicates a bright photo. The height of the graph is
related to color information. The graph gets higher if a specific color is
more common.
Insufficient exposure
Balanced exposure
Excessive exposure