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Changing the Exposure (EXPOSURE COMP.)The exposure setting allows you to select brightness leve ls for your shots.
Normally, if your subject is centered, backlight compensation is automatically
activated, and you can shoot with correct expo sure.
However, in the following cases, or when you intentionally want to change the
exposure, you can change the exposure setting. Exposure can be specified in
the range from -2.0 to +2.0. Setting the le vel higher (+) makes pictures
brighter and lower (-) makes pictur es darker.
For Backlighting
When the background is particularly bright, the subjec t will be dark (under-
exposure). In this case, set the exposure level hig her (+).
When your subject is whitish
It will turn out entirely dark (underexposure). Set the exposure level higher (+).
When your subject is darkish
It will turn out entirely bright (overexposure). Set the exposure level lower (-).
The same happens when you take photos of p eople in a spotlight.
1. Switch the Mode Selector to 5.
2. Press the ADJ. button.
The Exposure Compensation bar
appears.
3. Press the !" buttons and specify
a value.
4. Press the O button.
The setting of exposure compensation is
completed and the LCD monitor displays the set va lues.
Note
When shooting in particularly bright places, you may fail in preventing overexposure. In that
case, the [!AE] symbol will be displayed.
To change the setting, use either the Shooting Setting menu or the ADJ. button.
This section explains easy ways with the ADJ. button.
When using the Shooting Setting menu, see "Using the Shooting Setting Menu" ( P.59).