Adjusting brightness and color

Learn how to adjust the brightness and color for better image quality.

Adjusting the exposure manually (EV)

Depending on the intensity of the ambient light, your photos may be too bright or dark. In these cases, you can adjust the exposure to get a better photo.

3 Select a value to adjust the exposure.

•The photo will be brighter as the exposure value increases.

EV : 1

Darker (-)

Neutral (0)

Brighter (+)

1 In Shooting mode, press []. 2 Select or → EV.

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4 Press [

] to save your settings.

•Once you adjust the exposure, the setting will be stored automatically. You may need to change the exposure value later to avoid overexposure or underexposure.

•If you cannot decide on an appropriate exposure, select the AE BKT (Auto Exposure Bracket) option, and then capture bracketed photos. The camera will capture 3 consecutive photos, each with a different exposure: normal, underexposed, and overexposed. (p. 91)

•You cannot set the exposure when you record a video with pressing (Video recording) in normal shooting mode.

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