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Advanced
Features
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU

PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the menu.
1Press “d” or “c” to select the menu item and
“a” or “b” to change the setting.
2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the
selection.
3When you enable the setting, an icon appears in
the top-left corner of the LCD monitor.
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The settings available in the menu screen vary depending on
the still photography mode.
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION
Exposure indicator
Use this function for shots where you cannot obtain the optimum brightness (exposure), such as
shots with extremely high contrast between the subject and the background.
Hold down “D” the exposure compensation button
1and press “g” 2to set the compensation
value. The “D” symbol also turns yellow while
exposure compensation is being set and then turns
blue after setting is completed.
hCompensation range
–2 EV to +2 EV (13 steps in 1/3 EV increments)
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Exposure compensation cannot be used in the “B, ?”
or “>” modes.
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Exposure compensation is disabled in the following
situations:
When “d” (Forced Flash) or “b” (Red-Eye Reduction) mode
is used and the scene photographed is dark.
This setting is retained when the mode is switched
or the camera is switched off (the “D” is displayed).
Set the exposure compensation to “0” unless
compensation is required.

◆Subjects for Which Exposure Adjustment is Particularly Effective ◆

hCopying of printed text (black characters on
white paper) +4 steps (+1.3 EV)
hBacklit portraits +2 steps to +4 steps (+0.7 EV
to +1.3 EV)
hVery bright scenes (such as snowfields) and
highly reflective subjects +3 steps (+1 EV)
hShots made up predominantly of sky +3 steps
(+1 EV)
Exposure indicator moved towards + (plus)
hSpotlit subjects, particularly against dark
backgrounds –2 steps (–0.7 EV)
hCopying of printed text (white characters on
black paper) –2 steps (–0.7 EV)
hScenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of
pine trees or dark foliage –2 steps (–0.7 EV)
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See P.101 for more information on EVs.
Exposure indicator moved towards – (minus)
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DEXPOSURE COMPENSATION

STILL IMAGE MODE
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Set the Power switch to “q”.
Set the Mode dial to “N, M” or “<” mode.