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 display.

Exposure compensation indicator

+1

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

5.0

10

P

2000

F5.6

 

 

 

 

200

LCD monitor

Viewfi nder

Choose positive values (+) to increase exposure

Choose negative values (–) to reduce exposure

Q The amount of compensation available varies with the shooting mode.

Exposure Value (EV)

The exposure value is determined by sensitivity and by aperture and shutter speed, which control the amount of light to which the sensor is exposed. Doubling either the sensitivity or the amount of light increases EV by one, while halving it reduces EV by one.

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

•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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