EN-20
Exposure Compensation/Backlight Correction
Images can be captured with the overall scene intentionally made brighter or darker.
These settings are used when a suitable brightness (exposure) cannot otherwise be
obtained in circumstances where the difference in brightness between the subject and
the background (the contrast) is large, or when the subject that you wish to capture is
very small within the scene. Exposure can be set in 1/3 EV units.
1. Set the camera mode to [
].
2. Press the
[
button.
Each press of the
[
button displays the
setting in the order of [
]
] Backlight Correction
and [
[
] Exposure Compensation.
3. Set the exposure value with the
c
/
d
buttons.
Press the
c
button to increase the value.
Press the
d
button to decrease the value.
The setting range of the exposure
compensation is as follows:-2.0, -1.7, -1.3,
-1.0, -0.7, -0.3, 0.0,
!
0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 1.3, 1.7,
2.0.
Press the
[
button to confirm the setting.
The larger the value, the brighter the image. The smaller the value, the darker
the image. The set value is displayed on the screen.
Effective Subjects and Set Values
+(positive)
compensation
-(negative) compensation
Backlight correction
(+1.3 EV, fixed)
* Printed matter with black
text on whitish paper.
* Backlighting.
* Bright scenes or strong
reflected light such as ski
slopes.
* When the sky accounts
for a large area on the
screen.
* People illuminated by a
spotlight, in particular,
against dark background.
* Printed matter with white
text on blackish paper.
* Weak reflecting bodies
such as evergreen trees
or darkish leaves
* When the background is
bright and the subject is
dark.
* When subjects (people)
have a light source such
as the sun to their backs.
