Functions That Can Be Set Using the Exposure Compensation Dial

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

You can adjust overall image brightness.

Select the compensation value by rotating the exposure compensation dial.

• To brighten the image, set a positive (+) value.

• To darken the image, set a negative (–) value.

• When set to a value other than “0“, the exposure compensation dial mark turns on when shooting.

Exposure compensation dial mark

Features Shooting

C Exposure Compensation Value

•If the exposure compensation value is set to a value other than 0.0 when the shooting mode is D(manual) mode, the exposure is not compensated and the standard value of exposure indicator will change.

•When the shooting mode is Fireworks show scene mode (A42), exposure compensation cannot be used.

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Exposure compensation value

•When the exposure compensation is set while using a flash, the compensation is applied to both the background exposure and to the flash output.

C Exposure Compensation During Movie Recording

•The range of exposure compensation values that can be set is between –2 and +2.

•Once recording starts, the compensation value cannot be changed.

•If the exposure compensation value is set to a value other than 0.0 when Shooting mode (A96) of the movie custom setting is Manual, the exposure is not compensated and the standard value of the exposure indicator will not change either.

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