Exposure Compensation

Exposure compensation is used to alter the camera’s standard exposure setting. You can make the picture look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). The exposure compensation amount can be set up to +/–2 stops in half-stop increments.

1 Turn the Mode Dial to a Creative Zone mode except <W>.

2Check the exposure setting.

Press the shutter button halfway and check the display.

3 Set the exposure compensation amount.

Turn the <i> switch to <1> and turn the <u> dial.

To cancel the exposure compensation, set the exposure compensation amount to <b>.

Increased exposure

Standard exposure index

 

 

Decreased

Increased

Decreased exposure

exposure

exposure

 

Exposure level mark

 

 

4Take the picture.

• The exposure compensation amount set is retained even after the Mode Dial is set to <2>.

Assuming that a shutter speed of 1/125 sec. and an aperture value of f/8.0 will give a correct exposure, setting the exposure compensation amount to plus or minus 1 stop will change 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

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Canon EOS Elan 7NE Body Only Exposure Compensation, 2Check the exposure setting, Set the exposure compensation amount