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You can fix the brightness of an image
manually. When recording indoors on a
clear day, for instance, you can avoid
backlight shadows on people next to the
window by fixing the exposure to that of
the wall side of the room.
1
Touch [MANUAL].
appears.
2
Adjust the exposure by touching
/
.
3
Touch .
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO]
t
in step
1
.
• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the
POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12
hours.
• You can also adjust the setting manually using
the camera control ring (p. 46).
You can adjust and fix the exposure to the
subject, so that it is recorded in suitable
brightness even when there is strong
contrast between the subject and the
background, such as subjects in the
spotlight on stage.
1
Touch the point where you want to fix and
adjust the exposure on the screen.
appears.
2
Touch [END].
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO]
t
[END] in step
1
.
• If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the
POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12
hours.
You can record images effectively in
various situations with the [PROGRAM
AE] function.
B
AUTO
Select this to automatically record images
effectively without the [PROGRAM AE]
function.
SPOTLIGHT*(
)
Select this to prevent people’s faces from
appearing excessively white when subjects
are lit by strong light.
PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) (
)
Select this to bring out the subject such as
people or flowers while creating a soft
background.
BEACH&SKI*(
)
Select this to prevent people’s faces from
appearing dark in strong light or reflected
light, such as at a beach in midsummer or
on a ski slope.
SUNSET&MOON**(
)
EXPOSURE
SPOT METER (Flexible
spot meter)
PROGRAM AE
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