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Basic operations
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Commonly used shooting options
Controlling exposure (exposure compensation)
Rotate the front dial to choose exposure compensation. Choose positive (“+”) values to
make pictures brighter, negative (“–”) values to make pictures darker. Exposure can be
adjusted by ±5.0 EV.
Negative (–)
No compensation (0)
Positive (+)
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Cautions
• Exposure compensation is not available in
A
,
M
, or
SCN
mode.
• The view nder and live view display can only be changed up to ±3.0EV. If the exposure
exceeds ±3.0EV, the exposure bar will begin ashing.
• Movies can be corrected in a range up to ±3.0EV.
Changing the brightness of highlights and shadows
When the multi-function button is set to [Highlight&Shadow
Control], a setting screen will be displayed when you press
the
Fn2
button. Adjust the shadow using the rear dial and
the highlight using the front dial.
SHADOW
HI LIGHT
Locking the exposure (AE Lock)
You can lock just the exposure by pressing the
AEL/AFL
button. Use this when you
want to adjust the focus and exposure separately or when you want to shoot several
images at the same exposure.
• If you press the
AEL/AFL
button once, the exposure is locked and
u
is displayed.
g
“AEL/AFL” (P. 98)
• Press the
AEL/AFL
button once again to release the AE Lock.
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Cautions
• The lock will be released if you operate the mode dial,
MENU
button, or
Q
button.
