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Adjusting the exposure

– EV adjustment

Mode dial: /SCN/
Used when you want to change the
automatic exposure to one of your own
choice. The value can be set over a range
from +2.0EV to –2.0EV, in 1/3EV
increments.

aSet the mode dial to , SCN,

or .
bPress the MENU button.
The menu appears.

cSelect (EV) using b/B.

The value of the exposure adjustment
is displayed.

dSelect the exposure

adjustment value.

Select the exposure adjustment value
using v/V
.
Make your adjustment while
confirming the brightness of the
background of the subject on the LCD
screen.

To return to auto adjust mode

Return the exposure adjustment value to 0
EV.
• (SPOT METER) is not displayed on
the menu of the DSC-P51/P31 (page6 1).
•When the subject is at the brightest or
darkest ends of the range, or when you are
using the flash, the adjustment value set
may not actually be used.
Mode dial
MENU button
Control button
0EV
WB
EV ISO
0EV
Shooting techniques
In normal shooting, the camera makes
automatic exposure adjustments. Check the
image to be shot, if it looks like the image
below, you should make manual adjustments.
If you are shooting a back-lit person or a
snowy scene, make your adjustments in the +
plus direction; if you have a dark subject that
fills the screen, making your adjustments in the
– direction should give the best results.
Inadequate exposure
t Adjust in the + direction
Appropriate exposure
Overexposed t Adjust in
the – direction
Advanced still image shooting