EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
The camera exposure can be adjusted to make the final picture lighter or darker by as much as ±2Ev in 1/3 increments with still image and movie recording. The exposure- compensation value will remain in effect until it has been reset. Exposure compensation
can be set on the main menu of the
The exposure compensation must be set before the image is captured. When setting the exposure compensation, the amount of compensation is shown next to the
Use the up/down controller keys to adjust the exposure- compensation value.
The LCD monitor will display the
Shooting tips
Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Exposure compen- sation can be used in these situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy land- scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the picture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +2 EV will result in an image with normal tonal values.
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In the example above, the dark water caused the camera to overexpose the image making it bright and
Ev stands for exposure value. A change of one Ev will adjust the exposure calculated by the cam- era by a factor of two.
+2.0 Ev | 4X as much light |
+1.0 Ev | 2X as much light |
0.0 Ev | Calculated exposure |
1/2 as much light | |
1/4 as much light |
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