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Basic operations
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Commonly used shooting options
Controlling exposure (exposure compensation)
After pressing the
F
button (
F
), use the control dial (
P
) or
HI
to adjust the
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 (+)
Cautions
• Exposure compensation is not available in
A
,
M
, or
SCN
mode.
• The monitor display changes only up to ±3.0 EV. If the exposure exceeds ±3.0 EV, the
exposure bar will begin fl ashing.
• Movies can be corrected in a range up to ±3.0 EV.
Changing the brightness of highlights and shadows
Press the
F
button (
F
) and press the
INFO
button to
display the Highlight & Shadow Control menu. Use
HI
to
choose a tone level. Choose “low” to darken shadows or
“high” to brighten highlights.
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250
250 F5.6
+
2.0
+
2.0
0
0
S-IS
S-IS
Exposure
compensation
Low tone
High tone
INFO
INFO
INFO
0
0
0
0