Panasonic DMC-G1K Compensating the Exposure, Take a picture, Properly, Exposed

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[REC] mode:

Compensating the Exposure

Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.

Under exposed	Properly	Overexposed
	exposed

Compensate the exposure	Compensate the exposure
towards positive.	towards negative.

Press the front dial to switch to exposure compensation operation.

Rotate the front dial to compensate the exposure.

AExposure compensation value

• Select [0] to return to the original exposure.

Take a picture.

Note

•EV is an abbreviation of [Exposure Value]. It refers to the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed.

•The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the exposure value during the Intelligent auto mode is not memorized.

•The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject.

•Rotate the dial slowly but surely.

•When the aperture and shutter speed values are displayed in the screen in the Program AE mode, Program shift operation and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed.

•In the aperture-priority AE mode, aperture setting operation (P84) and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed.

•In the shutter-priority AE mode, shutter speed setting operation (P84) and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed.

•Operation method can be changed with [EXPO. SETTINGS] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu. (P108)

•In quick menu (P29) in [ ] (LCD monitor style), after selecting the exposure compensation display using 2/1 or the front dial, you can compensate the exposure with 3/4.

•In quick menu in [ ] (Finder style), after selecting the exposure compensation display using the front dial or 2/1, pressing the front dial or [MENU/SET] will allow you to compensate the exposure with the front dial or 2/1.

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