Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

When the shooting mode is set to scene mode, smart portrait mode or special effects mode, you can adjust the brightness (exposure compensation).

1 Press K(oexposure compensation) on the multi selector.

Features Shooting

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

Setting

Explanation

“+“ side

Make the subject brighter than the

exposure set by the camera.

 

 

 

“-“ side

Make the subject darker than the

exposure set by the camera.

 

“0.0“

Cancel the exposure compensation.

Exposure compensation guide

Exposure compensation value

Histogram

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 screen.

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

• To turn off exposure compensation, return to step 1, and change the value to 0.0.

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CExposure Compensation Value

•When the shooting mode is the Fireworks show (A40) in scene mode, the exposure compensation cannot be used.

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

CHistogram

58See “Using the Histogram” (A57) for more information.