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Shooti
ng functions – Exposure, image and color
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In some situations, you may get better results if you manually compensate (adjust) the exposure
value set automatically by the camera. In many cases, bright subjects (such as snow) will turn
out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting makes these subjects closer to their real
shades. For the same reason, adjust toward
-
when shooting dark subjects. The exposure can
be adjusted in range of ±5.0 EV.
While holding down the
F
(exposure compensation) button,
use the control dial to set the compensation value.
• EV step interval of 1/3 EV.
• If the exposure compensation value exceeds the scale of the exposure compensation
indicator, red
vw
will be displayed on the left and right edges of the indicator.
• The exposure compensation indicator will not be displayed when the exposure is
compensated by 0.
Exposure compensation – Varying the image brightness
x
Notes
• Exposure compensation is not possible in
M
and
g
modes.
–2.0 EV
±0
+2.0 EV
Exposure
compensation
value
Viewfinder
Control panel screen
Exposure compensation indicator
1/3 EV