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Manual exposure control is recommended in the
following situations:
●
When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
●
When shooting on a reflective natural background such as
at the beach or when skiing.
●
When the background is overly dark or the subject is bright.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
”.
2
Set “
p
” to “MANUAL”. (
●
The exposure control indicator appears.
3
To brighten the image, press . To darken the image,
press . (maximum ±6)
●
+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight
compensation. (
●
–3 exposure has the same effect as when “
r
” is set to
“SPOTLIGHT”. (
4
Press
SET
. Exposure adjustment is complete.
To return to automatic exposure control
Select “AUTO” in step
. Or, set the Power Switch to “
A
”.
NOTES:
●
You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same
time when “
r
” is set to “SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW”
pg. 35), or with the backlight compensation.
●
If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in
brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. (
Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contracts in well-
lit environments to keep too much light from entering,
and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light.
Use this function in the following situations:
●
When shooting a moving subject.
●
When the distance to the subject changes (so its size in the
LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes), such as when the
subject is backing away.
●
When shooting on a reflective natural background such as
at the beach or when skiing.
●
When shooting objects under a spotlight.
●
When zooming.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
”.
2
Set “
p
” to “MANUAL”. (
●
The exposure control indicator appears.
3
Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD monitor
or the viewfinder, then press and hold
SET
for over 2
seconds. The exposure control indicator and the “
”
indication appear.
4
Press
SET
. The “
” indication changes to “
” and
the iris is locked.
To return to automatic iris control
Select “AUTO” in step
. Or, set the Power Switch to “
A
”.
●
The exposure control indicator and “
” disappear.
To lock the exposure control and the iris
After step
, adjust the exposure by pressing or .
Then lock the iris in steps
and
. For automatic locking,
select “AUTO” in step
. The exposure control and the
iris become automatic.
Backlight compensation brightens the subject quickly.
With simple operation, backlight compensation feature
brightens the dark subject portion by increasing the
exposure.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
”.
2
Press
BACK LIGHT
so that the Backlight
Compensation indicator “
” appears.
To cancel Backlight Compensation
Press
BACK LIGHT
twice so that the “
” indicator
disappears.
NOTE:
Using Backlight Compensation may cause the light around
the subject to become too bright and the subject to become
white.
Selection of a spot metering area enables more precise
exposure compensation. You can select one of the three
metering areas on the LCD monitor/viewfinder.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
”.
2
Press
BACK LIGHT
twice so that the Spot Exposure
Control indicator “
” appears.
●
A spot metering area frame appears at the centre of the
LCD monitor/viewfinder.
3
Press or to select the desired spot metering area
frame.
4
Press
SET
.
●
Spot Exposure Control is engaged.
●
Exposure is adjusted to make the brightness of the
selected area most appropriate.
To lock the iris
After step
, press and hold
SET
over 2 seconds. The
“
” indication appears and the iris is locked.
To cancel Spot Exposure Control
Press
BACK LIGHT
once so that the “
” indicator
disappears.
NOTES:
●
You cannot use the Spot Exposure Control at the same
time with following functions.
•
“SQUEEZE” in “WIDE MODE” (
•
“SPOTLIGHT”, “STROBE” or “SNOW” in “PROGRAM
AE” (
•
Digital Zoom (
•
Manual Exposure Control
●
Depending on the shooting location and condition, optimum
result may not be attained.
Exposure Control
Iris Lock
Backlight Compensation
Spot Exposure Control
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