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➀Press the “MENU/EXE” button to display the
menu on the LCD monitor.
➁Use “d” and “c” on the 4-direction button to
select the menu setting.
➂Use “a” and “b” on the 4-direction button to
change the setting.
➃Press the “MENU/EXE” button to confirm the
setting.
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The available menu settings vary depending on the
photography mode. (➡P.41)
To move to another menu page, press “d” or
“c” on the 4-direction button for the arrows in
the menu (“” or “”)
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
SETTING THE BRIGHTNESS (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION)
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
You can set the brightness when the
photography 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.105
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 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:
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When the flash is used in Auto or Red-eye
Reduction mode
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When dark scenes are shot in Forced Flash mode
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