Concord Camera 3040AF manual EV Compensation, Scene Selection, How to use Exposure Compensation

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TAKING A PICTURE

EV COMPENSATION

The camera uses EV Compensation to give you well exposed pictures under most conditions. If the main subject turned out too light or too dark, you can use the EV Compensation feature to improve the result.

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CAMERA MODE

 

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EV COMPENSATION

 

 

SETUP

 

 

 

 

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EV COMPENSATION

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Exposure Compensation

Description

Mode

 

+Increasing the Exposure in pictures that are too dark, will make the picture lighter.

-Decreasing the Exposure in pictures that are too light will make the picture darker.

How to use Exposure Compensation:

1.Press in the Main Menu until ( +) EV Compensation is highlighted.

2.Press to display the EV Compensation bar on the LCD.

3.Press to change the EV Compensation between - 1.8 to +1.8.

4.Press the OK button to select the desired value.

• The camera will return to picture taking mode automatically after selecting.

SCENE SELECTION

The default options in the camera can be used in most settings. The scene modes are helpful to quickly optimize the various settings to best capture specific scenes.

 

 

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CAMERA MODE

 

SCENE SELECTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPTURE MODE

 

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QUALITY SETUP

 

PARTY INDOOR

 

 

 

 

 

IMAGE SIZE

 

 

 

BEACH SNOW

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SCENE SELECTION

 

 

NIGHT PORTRAIT

 

 

WHITE BALANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Preset Scene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

No Scene Selection (default).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Party/Indoor

Use this mode in to capture the details of candlelit scenes or other indoor

 

 

 

background light conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beach/Snow

Use this mode to capture the details in high glare scenes such as snow or shining water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night Portrait

Use this mode to capture a subject illuminated with the lights in a night scene with

 

 

 

a slow shutter speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Due to the slow shutter speed, place the camera on a tripod for better picture quality.

How to set the Scene Selection:

1.When Scene Selection is highlighted, press to enter its submenu.

2.In the Scene Selection menu, press to choose between the options.

3.Press the OK button to select the Scene mode.

4.Press the MENU button to return to picture taking mode.

Note: Any change of the flash setting will cancel the scene selected in Scene Selection.

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