RECORDING

Exposure Compensation

This camera features an program AE function that automatically changes shutter speed and aperture in accordance with available light. In addition, you can also manually adjust the exposure to compensate for backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, dark backgrounds, and other special conditions.

1.Slide the Function Switch to REC.

2.Use [+] and [–] to perform exposure compensa- tion.

•Pressing [+] or [–] displays an EV indicator that shows the current exposure compensation setting.

•Pressing [+] makes the image on the monitor screen brighter. Use it to adjust for dim indoor lighting and backlighting.

•Pressing [–] makes the image on the monitor screen darker. Use it to adjust for bright sunlight.

•The EV indicator turns red whenever the compensa- tion value is at its limit.

3.After adjusting the exposure, press the shutter button to record the image.

NOTES

•Exposure compensation is generally expressed in terms of an exposure compensation (EV) value. The exposure compensation value is always set to zero whenever you turn on the camera.

•Each press of [+] or [–] changes the exposure com- pensation value by 0.25EV. A change in either direc- tion is indicated on the monitor screen by arrows pointing left (negative correction) or right (positive cor- rection).

•The normal maximum range for exposure compensa- tion is –2EV to +2EV. Under certain conditions, how- ever, the camera may impose lower maximum values when exposure compensation would result in an im- age that is too dark or too light.

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