Pentax 12161, 12195 Adjusting the Exposure, Press the mc button 1, Then turn the e-dial

Adjusting the Exposure

This allows you to deliberately overexpose (brighten) or underexpose (darken) your picture.

The compensation value can be set in increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV between -3 and +3 depending on the lens being used.

Step Interval	Exposure Setting Value
1/3 EV	±0.3, ±0.7, ±1.0, ±1.3, ±1.7, ±2.0, ±2.3, ±2.7, ±3.0
1/2 EV	±0.5, ±1.0, ±1.5, ±2.0, ±2.5, ±3.0

1 Press the mc button (1), and

then turn the e-dial (2).
The exposure is adjusted.	2
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EV bar is displayed on the monitor during adjustment.

	+1.7EV
	1/2000 F2.8 1600 [ 37]
	EV bar
Available operations
mc button	Starts/ends selecting the compensation value.
d/i button	Resets the compensation value.

• EV Compensation is not available when the capture mode is set to a (Manual Exposure).

•The set compensation value is not canceled by turning the camera off or by switching to another capture mode.

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