Setting Exposure Compensation

Exposure compensation is used to alter the camera’s standard exposure setting to make the picture brighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). Exposure compensation can be set up to +/–2 stops, in 1/2-stop increments.

Set the Quick Control Dial switch1 to <ON>.Focus on the subject, then check2 the exposure level.

● Press the shutter button down halfway and check the display. (4 )

Set the exposure.

3 ● While looking at the LCD panel or viewfinder, turn the <> dial.

● Turn the < > dial while pressing the shutter button down halfway, or within (4 ) seconds of pressing the shutter button down halfway.

● Positions on the [+] side indicate increased exposure, and positions on the [– ] side indicate decreased exposure.

Decreased

 

 

 

 

 

Increased

exposure

 

 

 

 

 

exposure

● Once set, the exposure compensation remains in memory after the Main Switch is set to <OFF >.

● To cancel exposure compensation, return the compensation setting to the standard exposure position <>.

4Take the picture.

● To prevent the <> dial from turning inadvertently and changing the exposure compensation, enter the setting and then set the Quick Control Dial switch to

<OFF >.

●In < > (Manual) mode, because you determine the exposure (the combination of shutter speed and aperture) yourself, the exposure compensation function does not operate.

You can set the camera so that you can set the exposure compensation amount in 1/3-stop increments. (C.Fn-4-1→122)

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