Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, you can adjust overall image brightness.

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

Shooting Features

2 Press the multi selector Hor Ito

Exposure compensation guide

select a compensation value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make the image brighter, apply positive (+)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposure compensation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make the image darker, apply negative (–)

 

 

 

+0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposure compensation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure compensation

 

 

 

 

 

Histogram

 

Exposure

 

compensation value

3 Press the kbutton.

If the kbutton is not pressed within a few seconds, the selection is set and the setting menu disappears.

Even when the shutter-release button is pressed without pressing the kbutton, a picture can be shot using the selected compensation value.

When an exposure compensation value other than 0.0 is applied, the value is displayed with the Hicon on the monitor.

4 Press the shutter-release button to take a picture.

To turn off exposure compensation, return to step 1,

change the value to 0.0.

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Nikon P310 manual Adjusting Brightness Exposure Compensation, Press K o exposure compensation on the multi selector

P310 specifications

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