Panasonic DMC-LX2 operating instructions Compensating the Exposure, Over exposed, Properly Exposed

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Compensating the Exposure

Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference of brightness between the subject and the background.

Over exposed

Compensate the exposure toward negative.

Properly Exposed

Compensate the exposure toward positive.

Under exposed

nJoystick operations

1 Move the joystick wto select [ ] and move it e/r to compensate the exposure.

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•You can compensate from –2 EV to +2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV.

•Select only [ ] (0 EV) when you do not compensate the exposure.

nCursor button operations

1 Press e [C] to display [C

EXPOSURE] and press w/q to compensate the exposure.

EXPOSURE

	MENU
SELECT	EXIT

•You can compensate from –2 EV to +2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV.

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

2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.

•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

•EV is an abbreviation of “Exposure Value”, and it is the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed.

•The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen.

•The exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off.

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

•You cannot compensate the exposure with [STARRY SKY] in scene mode (P67).

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A: The exposure compensation value

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