Kodak DC5000 manual Adjusting the Camera Exposure, LCD displays the Exposure Compensation screen

Adjusting the Camera Exposure

If your pictures seem too dark or too light, adjust the amount of light allowed into the camera so that your pictures are properly exposed. These adjustments in lighting are called Exposure Compensation.

Menu		1
Review	Capture	2
Setup
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Set the Mode dial to Capture.

Slide the POWER switch to the right to turn on the camera.

Press the Menu button.

The LCD displays the main Menu screen.

4 Press a	/	button until the	icon is
highlighted.

5Press the DO-IT button.

The LCD displays the Exposure Compensation screen.

6Press a / button to change the exposure number.

θIf your pictures are too dark, increase (+) the exposure number.

θIf your pictures are too light, decrease (-) the exposure number.

You can adjust the exposure numbers in +2.0 to -2.0 in 0.5 increments. An increase of 1.0 doubles the amount of light allowed into the camera. A decrease of 1.0 reduces the amount of light by half.

7Press the DO-IT button.

The main Menu screen reappears and the Exposure Compensation icon appears in the Status Display.

8To cancel Exposure Compensation, press a

/ button until 0.0 is highlighted, then

press the DO-IT button, or turn off

the camera, and the setting defaults to 0.0.

It is possible to select an exposure setting as the default. See page 53 for details.

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