Ricoh Caplio RX Changing the Exposure Exposure Comp, Examples of Exposure Compensation

Changing the Exposure (EXPOSURE COMP.)

The exposure setting allows you to select brightness levels for your shots.

Normally, if your subject is centered, back- light compensation is automatically activated, and you can shoot with correct exposure. However, in the following cases, or when you

3 intentionally want to change the exposure, you can change the exposure setting.

Setting the level higher (+) makes pictures brighter and lower (-) makes pictures darker.

Examples of Exposure Compensation

For Backlighting

When the background is particularly bright, the subject will be dark (under-exposure).

When your subject is whitish

When you photograph a subject that is mainly white, it will turn out entirely dark, with people appearing dark, and white objects appearing grayish.

When your subject is darkish

When you photograph a subject that is mainly dark, it will turn out entirely bright (over-exposure), with people appearing white, and black objects appearing grayish. The same happens when you take photos of people in a spotlight.

Exposure compensation setting can be adjusted by using the ADJ. Button or using the Shooting Menu.

•By default, the exposure compensation is set to 0.0. The setting value does not appear when the default value is set.

•If your subject is not centered when shoot- ing against light, the camera does not rec- ognize it in the backlight condition. In this case, adjust the exposure compensation setting.

Using the ADJ. Button (Exposure)

To change the exposure compensation set- ting using the ADJ. Button, follow the steps below.

1. Turn the Mode Dial to 5 (Shoot- ing Mode).

2. Press the ADJ. Button.

The Exposure Compensation bar appears.

3. Press the !" buttons and spec- ify a value.

Moving it to the - (minus) side makes darker. Moving it to the + (plus) side makes it brighter. You can also press the shutter button in this state.

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