Minolta dimage7, Dimage 5 instruction manual Digital Effects Control, Exposure Compensation

RECORDING MODE

DIGITAL EFFECTS CONTROL

The Digital Effects Controller is a powerful tool. As well as being able to make adjustments to exposure, the controller can also change image contrast and color saturation. The effect of any change is instantly visible in the EVF or on the LCD monitor before the image is captured. Since compensation is applied to the image before it is compressed and saved, image information can be maximized before leaving the scene. The digital effects controller can be used with movie recording.

Operating the controller is very simple:

1Turn the digital effects switch to the image characteristic to be changed.

2Press and hold the digital-effects button in the center of the switch and adjust the setting by turning the control dial next to the shutter-release button. Release the digital-effects button to set the adjustment.

	1	Adjustments can be made repeatedly and in
		combination. Adjustments remain in effect until
		manually reset. When set to any value other than
		zero, an icon will be displayed on the data panel
Exposure compensation		and monitors as a warning.

2 Contrast compensation

Color-saturation compensation

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

The exposure can be adjusted before the image is captured to make the final picture lighter or darker. Exposure can be adjusted by as much as ±2Ev in 1/3 increments (p. 36). The exposure compensation value will remain in effect until it has been reset.

The exposure compensation must be set before the image is captured. When setting the exposure compensation, the change is

shown on the data panel aperture display and next to the exposure-compensation icon on the monitors. After the setting is made, the shutter-speed and aperture displays will indicate the actual exposure. Because the shutter speeds can be adjusted in fine steps, the same shutter speed or aperture value may be displayed after exposure compensation.

Data panel	EVF & LCD monitor
	Display when adjusting exposure.
*	Exposure compensation warning after adjustment

* The aperture value for the exposure.

Shooting tips

Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Changing the exposure value can compensate for these situations. For exam- ple, a very bright scene, such as a snowy landscape 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.

In this example, the dark scene appears bright and washed-out on the LCD monitor. By decreasing the exposure by –1.5 EV, the rich- ness of the sunset is preserved.

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