Exposure Compensation

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Exposure compensation is used to alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera to make pictures brighter or darker.

1 Press o(exposure compensation).

• The exposure compensation guide and histogram are displayed.

2 Use the rotary multi selector to adjust the

 

exposure and press the kbutton.

 

• When the subject is too dark: adjust the exposure

 

compensation to “+” side.

 

• When the subject is too bright: adjust the exposure

 

compensation to “–” side.

Exposure compensation

• Exposure compensation can be set to values between

 

–2.0 and +2.0 EV.

Histogram

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

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

3 Press the shutter-release button to take the picture.

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

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CExposure Compensation Value

The exposure compensation value applied in A(auto) mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A(auto) mode is selected.

DUsing Exposure Compensation

•The camera tends to lower exposure when the frame is dominated by brightly lit objects (for example, sunlit expanses of water, sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject.

•Negative compensation may be called for when large areas of the frame contain very dark objects (for example, a swath of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main subject.

DUsing the Histogram

A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image.

•The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.

•Increasing exposure compensation shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts tone distribution to the left.

36 • Use as a guide when using exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.