Canon EOS 5D instruction manual Setting Exposure CompensationN, Set the Mode Dial to d, s, or f

Check the exposure level indicator. Press the shutter button halfway and check the exposure level indicator.

Setting Exposure CompensationN

Exposure compensation is used to alter the standard exposure setting set by the camera. You can make the image look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). You can set the exposure compensation up to ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments.

1Set the Mode Dial to <d>, <s>, or <f>.

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	3 Set the exposure compensation amount.
	Set the <4> switch to <J>, and
	while looking at the viewfinder or LCD
	panel, turn the <5> dial.
	Turn the <5> dial while pressing the
Increased exposure	shutter button halfway or within (0)
	after pressing the shutter button halfway.
	To cancel the exposure compensation, set the
	exposure compensation amount back to <E>.
Decreased exposure	Standard exposure index
	Exposure level

mark	Increased
Decreased exposure	exposure

4 Take the picture.

The exposure compensation amount will remain in effect even after the <4> switch is set to <2>.

If the standard exposure setting is 1/125 sec. and f/8.0, setting the exposure compensation amount to plus or minus one stop will be the same as setting the shutter speed or aperture value as follows:

	-1 stop	← 0	→ +1 stop
Shutter speed	250	← 125	→	60
Aperture value	11	← 8.0	→	5.6

Take care not to turn the <5> dial and change the exposure compensation inadvertently. To prevent this, turn the <4> switch to <1>.

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