Exposure Compensation

Rotate the exposure compensation dial to adjust exposure when photographing very bright, very dark, or high-contrast subjects. The effect is visible in the LCD monitor and electronic viewfinder; when using the optical viewfinder, use the exposure indicator to check exposure.

 

Exposure compensation indicator

 

 

 

Exposure Value (EV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exposure value is determined by the sensitiv-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ity of the image sensor and the amount of light to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which the sensor is exposed. Doubling the amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

increases EV by one, while halving it reduces EV by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OVF

 

EVF

 

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one. The amount of light entering the camera can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

controlled by adjusting aperture and shutter speed.

Choose positive values (+) to

increase exposure Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value

• Backlit subjects: Choose values from +2/3 EV to +12/3 EV.

• Highly reflective subjects or very

bright scenes (e.g., snowfi elds): +1 EV

Choose negative values (–) to reduce exposure

• Scenes that are mostly sky: +1 EV

• Spotlit subjects (particularly if photographed against dark back- grounds): –2/3 EV

• Subjects with low reflectivity (pine trees or dark-colored foliage): –2/3 EV

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