Chapter 3
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Date & Time Imprint (
only)—Imprints date in lower left corner of image. The setting remains in effect until it is changed, even when you turn off the camera.
●Off (Default)—No date or time imprinted on the image.
●Date Only—Date permanently imprinted.
●Date & Time—Date and time permanently imprinted.
Exposure Compensation—Overrides the camera’s automatic exposure setting. For more information, see Exposure Compensation on page 22.
●To make the images you are about to capture brighter, press 
to increase the value.
●To make the images you are about to capture darker, press 
to decrease the value.
Exposure Bracketing (
only)—Creates a set of three images captured at the value set for Exposure Compensation and under- and over-exposed by
the value you select using 
.
●Off (Default)
●± 0.5
●±1.0
During Instant Review (see Instant Review on page 12), you can delete the entire bracketing sequence. To delete individual images, see Deleting images on page 25.
White Balance—Balances color based on lighting conditions. For more information, see White Balance on page 22.
●Auto (Default)—Corrects for scene illuminance. For general picture taking.
●Sun—For outdoor scenes in sunny or cloudy conditions.
●Shade—For outdoor scenes in shade or at dusk.
●Tungsten—For indoor scenes with incandescent or halogen lighting.
●Fluorescent—For indoor scenes with fluorescent lighting.
ISO Speed—Adjusts the camera’s sensitivity to light. For more information, see ISO speed on page 22.
●Auto (Default)—Camera selects the best ISO speed for the scene.
●ISO 100—For best quality.
●ISO 200—For lower light conditions.
●ISO 400—For lower light conditions and/or action when short shutter speeds are desired.
AE Metering—Specifies which region of a scene the camera uses to calculate the exposure.
●Average (Default)—Useful when you want the entire scene to be used when calculating exposure.
●Spot—Useful in backlit scenes or when the subject is very dark or light compared to the rest of the scene. For best results, use Focus Lock (see Using Focus Lock on page 13) with Spot.
