Adjusting Exposure

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

The exposure steps can be selected from 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV in [1. EV Steps] of the [ACustom Setting 1] menu. You can adjust the EV compensation value from -5 to +5 (EV).

1 Turn the rear e-dial (S) while pressing the m button.

The exposure is adjusted.

mis displayed in the status screen and viewfinder and on the LCD panel during adjustment.

P

 

AF.S

1/ 100

 

F5.6

ISO 100

Compensation value

-5 4 3 2 1

1 2 3 4 +5

 

AWB

11

 

 

JPEG 16M

 

±0EV

Press the m button to check the compensation value after adjustment. Press the button to reset the EV compensation value to 0.0.

EV compensation is not available when the exposure mode is set to B(Green) or p(Bulb) mode.

• The compensation value can also be changed by pressing the m button once, taking your finger off the button and turning the rear e-dial (S). In this case, EV compensation is set when the mbutton is pressed again or the exposure metering timer (p.118) elapses.

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

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