b4: Easy Exposure Compensation

This option controls whether the Ebutton is needed to set exposure compensation (pg. 128). If On (Auto reset) or On is

selected, the 0 at the center of the exposure display will blink even when exposure compensation is set to ±0.

 

Option

Description

 

 

Exposure compensation is set by rotating one of the

 

On

command dials (see note below). The setting

K

selected using the command dial is reset when the

(Auto reset)

camera or exposure meters turn off (exposure

 

 

compensation settings selected using the Ebutton

 

 

are not reset).

 

 

 

 

On

As above, except that the exposure compensation

 

value selected using the command dial is not reset

 

 

when the camera or exposure meters turn off.

 

 

 

 

Off

Exposure compensation is set by pressing the E

 

(default)

button and rotating the main command dial.

 

 

 

AChange Main/Sub

The dial used to set exposure compensation when On (Auto reset) or On is selected for Custom Setting b4 (Easy exposure compensation) depends on the option selected for Custom Setting f9 (Customize command dials) > Change main/sub (pg. 326).

 

 

Customize command dials > Change main/sub

 

 

Off (default)

 

On

Exposure mode

e

Sub-command dial

 

Sub-command dial

f

Sub-command dial

 

Main command dial

 

 

 

g

Main command dial

 

Sub-command dial

 

h

 

N/A

U

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