FujiFilm FinePix S1 Exposure Compensation, Set the amount of compensation on the command dial

Exposure Compensation

■Exposure compensation is a procedure in which you can intentionally change the correct exposure setting displayed by the camera. For example, this mode can be used to shift the exposure in small steps when the subject has high levels of contrast. On the FinePix S1 Pro, exposure compensation can be performed to ±3 EV in increments of 1/3 of an EV step. (Note that exposure compensation cannot be used in AUTO mode or in the 5-vari program modes.)

1	Hold down the exposure compensation button “h” and
	set the amount of compensation on the command dial.

• Example of exposure indicator display

Compensation of –0.3 EV

Compensation of +2 EV

• When you set the amount of compensation, the exposure compensation icon “h” appears on the top display panel and in the viewfinder display. Simply press the exposure compensation button to confirm the compensation amount. (The exposure indicator is also displayed.)

• When the built-in flash or an external Nikon flash is used, the amount of light emitted by the flash is also adjusted by the same amount. However, the restrictions described below apply.

■Maximum flash compensation values for flash units used with exposure compensation

ISO	320	400
+ compensation	3 EV	3 EV
– compensation	approx. 1.5 EV	approx. 1 EV

•As a general guide, when the subject (eg. a person) is set against a bright background, positive exposure compensation should be used. Against a dark background, negative exposure compensation should be used.

2 Compose the picture, focus and shoot.

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•To cancel exposure compensation, hold down the exposure compensation button and use the command dial to set the compensation amount to 0, or reset the camera (☞ P.56). (Switching the camera off does not cancel exposure compensation.)

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