Adjusting the Camera Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option

Description

Default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EV

Select EV (Exposure Value) to manually adjust the exposure

0

 

 

 

from -1.5 EV to +1.5 EV, in 0.3 EV increments, + values for lighter

 

 

 

 

photos, - values for darker photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE Method

Select AE (Automatic Exposure) Method to have the camera

Matrix

 

 

 

automatically adjust the exposure for different lighting

 

 

 

 

conditions. There are two AE methods, Matrix and Spot. Matrix

 

 

 

 

calculates the exposure by taking the average of several points

 

 

 

 

of light in the photo. Spot calculates the exposure by reading

 

 

 

 

the light from one small spot in the center of the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.Use the 4-way arrow button to choose a setting.

Tip: If you aren’t sure which settings to select, press the Default button (left soft key).

7.Press the Exit button (right soft key) twice to save the settings and exit the menus.

If you use the AE method, you can also adjust whether the camera continuously calculates the exposure (Continuous AE), or calculates the exposure when you press the Shutter button 1/2 way down and then locks the exposure (Auto Exposure Lock). If you are taking a photo of a scene that has darker and lighter sections, (for example, a subject standing in a shadow) Auto Exposure Lock can help you to expose the photo correctly. For example, you can aim the camera at a darker part of the scene, press the Shutter button 1/2 way down, and then move the camera to include a brighter part of the scene.

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