Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode)

EV (Adjusting the exposure manually)

Press b () on the control button, then press v (Brighter)/V (Darker) to adjust. To turn off the bar displayed, press the b button again.

Toward –

Toward +

For details on the exposure, see page 7.

The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments.

If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark conditions, or the flash is used, the exposure adjustment may not be effective.

zAdjusting EV (Exposure Value) by displaying a histogram

A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. Press DISP (Screen display switch)

Abutton repeatedly to display the histogram inside the screen. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, and a dark

Bimage when skewed to the left side. Set the mode

Dark

Bright

dial to

, or Scene selection and adjust EV

 

 

while checking the exposure with the histogram.

ANumber of pixels B Brightness

• The histogram also appears when playing back a single still image; however exposure cannot be adjusted.

Operations Basic

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