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EXPOSURE COMPENSATION [
]
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2. Exposure Mode Button
Long Time [L.T.]
This mode is ideal for capturing pictures of fireworks and other bright lights at
night. You can select the shutter speed from 1-sec. to 60-sec. The aperture is
fixed at F8.
1
2
Press the exposure mode button
1
to
enter the Long Time mode (“
L.T.
”). As
you press the shift lever
2
downward,
the shutter speed changes in the order of
1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, and 60-sec.
(When you push the shift lever upward,
the shutter speed changes in the reverse
order.)
Use a tripod to keep
the camera steady.
In this mode, you can deliberately make your picture brighter or darker as
desired. Exposure compensation is possible up or down to ±2 EV by 0.5 step.
+ Compensation (to make the whole picture lighter)
Whitish subject
Backlit subject
Snow scene
– Compensation (to make the whole picture darker)
Blackish subject
Subject with a black background
Subject in spotlight
To make a whitish subject whiter (+2 EV compensation)
To shoot a backlit subject (+1 EV compensation)
To make a blackish subject blacker (–2 EV compensation)
To mimic a twilight scene when shooting in daylight (–2 EV compensation)
