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Exposure Compensation
• When you set the amount of compensation, the exposure compensation icon
“
h
” appears on the top display panel and in the viewfinder display. Simply
press the exposure compensation button to confirm the compensation
amount. (The exposure indicator is also displayed.)
• When the built-in flash or an external Nikon flash is used, the amount of light
emitted by the flash is also adjusted by the same amount. However, the
restrictions described below apply.
■
Maximum flash compensation
values for flash units used
with exposure compensation
■
Exposure compensation is a procedure in which you can intentionally change the
correct exposure setting displayed by the camera. For example, this mode can
be used to shift the exposure in small steps when the subject has high levels of
contrast. On the FinePix S1 Pro, exposure compensation can be performed to ±3
EV in increments of 1/3 of an EV step. (Note that exposure compensation cannot
be used in AUTO mode or in the 5-vari program modes.)
1
Hold down the exposure compensation button “
h
” and
set the amount of compensation on the command dial.
Compensation of –0.3 EV
• Example of exposure indicator display
Compensation of +2 EV
• To cancel exposure compensation, hold down the exposure compensation
button and use the command dial to set the compensation amount to 0, or
reset the camera (
☞
P.56). (Switching the camera off does not cancel
exposure compensation.)
• As a general guide, when the subject (eg. a person) is set against a bright
background, positive exposure compensation should be used. Against a dark
background, negative exposure compensation should be used.
2
Compose the picture, focus and shoot.
ISO
320
400
+ compensation
3 EV
3 EV
– compensation
approx. 1.5 EV
approx. 1 EV