Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3-stop increments in the range of -2 to +2.

Enter Exposure Compensation mode.

Press the obutton.

Adjust the brightness.

While watching the screen, turn the Âdial to adjust the brightness, then press the o button.

XThe exposure compensation amount will appear on the screen.

Shooting Close-ups (Macro)

You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups of it. The focusing range is approximately 0 cm – 50 cm (0 – 1.6 ft.) at maximum wide angle j.

Choose e.

After pressing the qbutton, press the qr buttons or turn the Âdial to choose e, then press the mbutton.

XOnce set, ewill appear on the screen.

In macro shooting, the edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.

Be careful to avoid damaging the lens.

How can I take better close-ups?

Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in Îto prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 80).

For macro shooting, ewill turn gray in the area that displays in the yellow bar underneath the zoom bar, and the camera will not focus.

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