Adjusting the Brightness: Exposure Compensation

By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker.

1Press o(exposure compensation) on the multi selector.

The exposure compensation guide is displayed.

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2Press the multi selector Hor Ito select a compensation value.

To make the subject brighter, adjust the exposure compensation to the “+” side.

To make the subject darker, adjust the exposure compensation to the “-” side.

+0.3

0.0

Exposure compensation

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3Press the kbutton.

If a setting is not applied by pressing the kbutton within a few seconds, the selection is cancelled.

When set to any value other than 0.0, the value is displayed with the Hicon in the monitor.

4Press the shutter-release button to shoot.

To turn off exposure compensation, repeat from step 1 and set the value to 0.0, then press the k button.

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CExposure Compensation Value

The exposure compensation setting applied in A (auto) mode (A 50) is saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.

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Nikon COOLPIXL120RED Adjusting the Brightness Exposure Compensation, Press oexposure compensation on the multi selector

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