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This mode can be selected in the “2” still
image mode.
Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is
much brighter or darker than the background.
hCorrection range:11 steps
(–1.5 EV to +1.5 EV in 0.3 EV increments)
See P.80 for information on EV.
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The Brightness setting is disabled in the following
situations:
iWhen the flash is used in Auto or Red-Eye
Reduction mode.
iWhen dark scenes are shot in Forced Flash mode.
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The self-timer lamp lights steadily for 5 seconds,
blinks for another 5 seconds and then takes the
shot.
The LCD monitor counts down the time until the
shot is taken.
Self-timer mode is automatically cancelled after
each shot.
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To stop the self-timer once it has started running,
press the “BACK” button.
oSELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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hCopying of printed text (black characters on
white paper) (+1.5 EV)
hBacklit portraits (+0.6 EV to +1.5 EV)
hVery bright scenes (such as snowfields) and
highly reflective subjects (+0.9 EV)
hShots made up predominantly of sky
(+0.9 EV)
hSpotlit subjects, particularly against dark
backgrounds (–0.6 EV)
hCopying of printed text (white characters on
black paper) (–0.6 EV)
hScenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of
pine trees or dark foliage (–0.6 EV)
Guide to using + (positive) compensation
Guide to using – (negative) compensation
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Subjects for Which Exposure
Adjustment is Particularly Effective
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aEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION)PHOTOGRAPHY MENU