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The Brightness setting is disabled in the following
situations:
•When the flash is used in Auto or Red-Eye
Reduction mode
•When dark scenes are shot in Forced Flash mode
This setting can be specified when the
photography mode is set to “C”.
Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is
much brighter or darker than the background.
● There are 9 compensation levels (–0.9 to +1.5
EV in approx. +0.3 EV increments). See P.68
for a definition of EV.
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Subjects for Which Exposure Adjustment
is Particularly Effective
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Positive (+) Compensation
●Copying of printed text (black characters
on white paper) (+1.5 EV)
●Backlit portraits (+0.6 to +1.5 EV)
●Very bright scenes (such as snowfields)
and highly reflective subjects (+0.9 EV)
●Shots made up predominantly of the
sky. (+0.9 EV)
Negative (–) Compensation
●Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark
backgrounds (–0.6 EV)
●Copying of printed text (white characters
on black paper) (–0.6 EV)
●Scenes with low reflectivity, such as
shots of pine trees or dark foliage (–0.6
EV)
✽Settings given in parentheses are a general
guide.
The self-timer lamp lights for 5 seconds, blinks
for 5 seconds, then takes the picture.
The time remaining until the picture is taken is
counted down on the LCD monitor.
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Self-timer mode is cancelled after you take the
picture.
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To stop the self-timer, once it has started running,
press the “BACK” button.
BSELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU G
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