Exposure compensation can also be adjust with the left/right
keys of the controller (1). Press the central button to set (2).
The exposure compensation must be set before the image is
captured. To set the exposure compensation, the monitor must
be on. When highlighting the exposure compensation option,
the exposure compensation bar appears. Adjust with the
left/right keys of the controller. Press the central button to set.
The change in exposure is visible in the monitor image. When
set to any value other than 0.0, the value will remain on the
LCD monitor and the green indicator lamp next to the
viewfinder will blink as a warning.
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ECORDING MODE
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
The camera exposure can be adjusted to make the final picture lighter or darker
by as much as ±1.8Ev in 0.3 increments with all recording modes. The exposure-
compensation value will remain in the recording mode you set until it has been
reset.
Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Exposure compen-
sation can be used in these situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy land-
scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the pic-
ture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +1.8 EV will result in an image with normal tonal values.
In the example above, the dark water caused the camera to overexpose the image making it
bright and washed-out. By compensating the exposure, detail is brought out in the leaves, and
the stones and water appear richer.
Ev stands for exposure value. A
change of one Ev will adjust the
exposure calculated by the cam-
era by a factor of two.
Shooting tips
–1.8Ev
–1.0Ev
Calculated camera
exposure
+1.8 Ev
+0.9 Ev
0.0 Ev
–0.9 Ev
–1.8 Ev
3.2X as much light
1.6X as much light
1/1.6 as much light
1/3.2 as much light
Calculated exposure
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1
2
100
100
Exposure compensation is canceled in the following cases; when the recording mode is
changed/ when the camera is set to the playback mode/ when the camera is connected
to the computer/ when the power is turned off.
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