Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects 73
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation
Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid making the subject too dark
when it is backlit or shot against a bright background.
1

Press the button once.

•The icon and exposure compensation bar will
appear on the LCD monitor if it is on.
2

Select a setting using B or A on the multicontroller.

•The settings can be adjusted in 1/3 steps in the range of -2EV to +2EV.
3
Press .
•You can also take the picture with the set exposure compensation value by
pressing the shutter button without pressing .
•To cancel the exposure compensation, return the setting to using B or A
on the multicontroller.
4
Shoot the image.
•If you pressed the shutter button at Step 3, the exposure compensation bar
will reappear after the shot, allowing you to change the setting for the next
shot.
•This setting cannot be adjusted in the and shooting modes. In mode, it
can only be adjusted for the first image.
•The macro mode cannot be set while the exposure compensation bar appears on
the LCD monitor.
•The selected shooting mode will determine whether or not the exposure
compensation setting is cancelled when the camera is turned off (p. 90).