Canon 9543B001 Image Brightness (Exposure)

Adjusting Image Brightness

(Exposure Compensation)

 Still Images  Movies

The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop increments, in a range of –3 to +3.

●●Press the [ ] button. As you watch the

screen, turn the [] dial to adjust brightness, and then press the [ ] button again when finished.

●●The correction level you specified is now displayed.

Locking Image Brightness / Exposure (AE Lock)

 Still Images  Movies

Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and exposure separately.

1 Lock the exposure.

●●Aim the camera at the subject to shoot with the exposure locked. With the shutter button pressed halfway, press the [] button.

●●[ ] is displayed, and the exposure is locked.

●●To unlock AE, release the shutter button and press the [ ] button again. In this case, [] is no longer displayed.

2 Compose the shot and shoot.

●●After one shot, AE is unlocked and [ ] is no longer displayed.

●●	AE: Auto Exposure
●●	After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination
	of shutter speed and aperture value by turning the [	] dial
	(Program Shift).

Changing the Metering Method

 Still Images  Movies

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting conditions as follows.

●●Press the [] button, choose [] in the

	menu, and choose the desired option
	(=29).
	●●The option you configured is now
	displayed.

	For typical shooting conditions, including backlit
Evaluative	shots. Automatically adjusts exposure to match the
	shooting conditions.
Center	Determines the average brightness of light across
Weighted	the entire image area, calculated by treating
Avg.	brightness in the central area as more important.
	Metering restricted to within the [	] (Spot AE Point
	Metering restricted to within the [	] (Spot AE Point
Spot	frame). You can also link the Spot AE Point frame to
	the AF frame (=73).

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

Index