FujiFilm 30i Photography Menu aEV Exposure Compensation, Guide to using + positive compensation

PHOTOGRAPHY MENU aEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION)

◆ Subjects for Which Exposure Adjustment is Particularly Effective ◆

PHOTOGRAPHY MENU sWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE)

AUTO: Automatic adjustment

(Shooting to show the ambience of the

light source)

This mode can be selected in the “2” still image mode.

Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum image brightness (exposure) when the subject is much brighter or darker than the background.

hCorrection range: 11 steps

(–1.5 EV to +1.5 EV in 0.3 EV increments) See P.108 for information on EV.

●! The Brightness setting is disabled in the following situations:

i When the flash is used in Auto or Red-Eye Reduction mode.

46i When dark scenes are shot in Forced Flash mode.

Guide to using + (positive) compensation

h Copying of printed text (black characters on white paper) (+1.5 EV)

h Backlit portraits (+0.6 EV to +1.5 EV)

h Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and highly reflective subjects (+0.9 EV)

h Shots made up predominantly of sky (+0.9 EV)

Guide to using – (negative) compensation

h Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark backgrounds (–0.6 EV)

h Copying of printed text (white characters on black paper) (–0.6 EV)

h Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of pine trees or dark foliage (–0.6 EV)

	c : Shooting outdoors in fine weather
	x : Shooting in shade
	b : Shooting under “Daylight” fluorescent
	lamps
	n : Shooting under “Warm White” fluorescent
This mode can be selected in the “2” still	lamps
image mode.	m : Shooting under “Cool White” fluorescent 3
In Auto mode, the correct white balance may not	lamps
be obtained for subjects such as close-ups of	z : Shooting in incandescent light
people’s faces and shots taken under a special
light source.	✽ The white balance setting is ignored when the flash is
Change the white balance setting when you	used. To achieve the desired effect in your shot, set
want to take a picture with the correct balance.	the flash to Suppressed Flash mode (➡P.40).
See P.109 for more information on the white
balance.

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