Exposure Compensation

Exposure compensation may be required in the following situations:

•Very bright backlighting: Subjects that are very strongly backlit may be underexposed. Try increasing exposure compensation.

•The frame is dominated by very bright objects: The subject may be underexposed. Try increasing exposure compensation.

•The frame is mostly dark (for example, a spotlit subject on a darkened stage): The subject may be overexposed. Try reducing exposure compensation.

 1 Display the exposure compensation slider. Highlight Exposure

Compensation in the shooting menu, and press Fn2 to display the slider shown at right.

 2 Adjust exposure compensation.

Press + or – to adjust an exposure compensation value. Press the shutter-release button to take a picture or press C/Dto return to shooting mode.

At settings other than 0.0, exposure compensation is displayed in the picture display.

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170543, GXR, 170553 specifications

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