Kodak V1253 manual Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness

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Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness

Before you take a picture, you can adjust exposure compensation to make pictures darker or lighter.

■ Press to decrease exposure compensation.

■Pressto increase exposure compensation.

The exposure compensation level is shown on the LCD; the LCD gets brighter or dimmer.

Using the histogram to view picture brightness

Use the histogram to evaluate the distribution of light before or after you take a picture. If the peak is to the right of the graph, the subject is bright; if it’s to the left, the subject is dark. Optimal exposure is achieved when the peak is in the middle of the histogram. The flash may affect a picture’s light and shadow.

To turn on the histogram in Capture mode or in

Review, press the Info/Display until the histogram appears.

button

Using the framing grid to compose a picture

The framing grid divides the LCD into thirds—vertically and horizontally. This is helpful if, for example, you want to balance a picture between water, earth, and sky.

To turn on the framing grid in Auto/SCN mode,

press the Info/Display appears.

button until the grid

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