Adjusting the Flash Exposure Compensation

Just like with exposure compensation (p. 83), you can adjust the exposure ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments when using the flash.

Choose ~.

zAfter pressing the m button, press the opbuttons or turn the Âdial to choose ~, then press the m button again.

Choose a setting.

zPress the opbuttons or turn the Âdial

to choose the amount of flash exposure compensation, then press the mbutton.

XOnce set, ~will appear on the screen.

Safety FE

The camera automatically changes the shutter speed or aperture value when the flash fires to avoid overexposing and blowing out the highlights in the scene. However, if you press the nbutton to display the 4tab and set [Safety FE] in [Flash Settings] to [Off], the shutter speed and aperture value will not automatically adjust.

• You can also set the flash exposure compensation by pressing the n button to choose [Flash Settings] (p. 100) from the 4 tab, then choose [Flash Exp. omp] and press the qrbuttons to choose a setting.

•If you press the rbutton and immediately press the nbutton when the flash is raised, the setting screen will appear.

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