Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker.

1 Press the multi selector o(exposure compensation).

The exposure compensation guide and histogram are displayed.

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

To make the image brighter, apply positive (+) exposure compensation.

To make the image darker, apply negative (–) exposure compensation.

Exposure compensation guide

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Exposure compensation

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Histogram

Exposure compensation value

3 Press the kbutton.

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

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

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

To exit without altering exposure, return to step 1, change the value to 0.0 and press the kbutton.

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CExposure Compensation Value

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

DUsing the Histogram

A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guide when using exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.

•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

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