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Exposure Compensation
The camera automatically adjusts exposure for the sub-
ject in the center of the frame, producing optimal expo-
sure even when the subject is backlit. Exposure compen-
sation may however be required in situations such as the
following:
•
Very bright backlighting
: Subjects that are very strongly
backlit may be underexposed. Try increasing exposure
compensation.
•
The frame is dominated by very bright objects
: The subject may
be underexposed. Try increasing exposure compensa-
tion.
•
The frame is mostly dark
(for example, a spotlit subject on a
darkened stage): The subject may be overexposed. Try
reducing exposure compensation.
Exposure compensation can be adjusted from the shoot-
ing menu or using the
ADJ.
lever.
The Shooting Menu
Selecting
Exposure Compensa-
tion
in the shooting menu dis
plays the slider shown at right;
press
!
or
"
to choose an ex-
posure compensation value and
press
C
/
D
.
