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bSELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
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The self-timer lamp lights for 5 seconds and
then blinks for 5 seconds, then the camera takes
the picture.
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To stop the self-timer, once it has started running,
press the “BACK” button.
The time until the shutter releases is shown as a
countdown bar on the LCD monitor and LCD
panel.
Self-timer mode is automatically cancelled after
each shot.
You can set the brightness when the photog-
raphy mode is set to “4”.
Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is
much brighter or darker than the background.
● There are 11 compensation levels (–1.5 to +1.5
EV in approx. +0.3 EV increments). See P.95
for a definition of EV.
◆Subjects for Which Exposure
Adjustment is Particularly Effective◆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 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.
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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
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SETTING THE BRIGHTNESS (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION)PHOTOGRAPHY MODE