Canon 2756B001 EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/EOS 450D Instruction Manual - Page 79

Select [Flash exp comp]., Set the exposure compensation, amount., Flash Exposure Compensation

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Setting Exposure CompensationN y Flash Exposure CompensationN Set flash exposure compensation if the flash exposure of the subject does not come out as desired. This feature also works with external EX-series Speedlites. 1 Select [Flash exp comp]. Under the [2] tab, select [Flash exp comp], then press . 2 Set the exposure compensation amount. To make the flash exposure brighter, press the key. Or to make it darker, press the key. After setting the flash exposure compensation amount, press . When you press the shutter button halfway, the icon and flash exposure compensation amount will be displayed on the LCD monitor and the icon will appear in the viewfinder. After taking the picture, do step 2 to reset the flash exposure compensation amount to zero. A bright flash exposure Flash exposure compensation making it darker If the [7 Custom Functions (C.Fn)] menu's [Auto Lighting Optimizer] (p.156) is set to [0: Enable], the exposure compensation and flash exposure compensation may not be effective. In such cases, set it to [1: Disable]. 79

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Setting Exposure Compensation
N
Set flash exposure compensation if the flash exposure of the subject does not
come out as desired. This feature also works with external EX-series Speedlites.
1
Select [Flash exp comp].
Under the [
2
] tab, select [
Flash exp
comp
], then press <
0
>.
2
Set the exposure compensation
amount.
To make the flash exposure brighter,
press the <
Z
> key. Or to make it
darker, press the <
Y
> key.
After setting the flash exposure
compensation amount, press <
0
>.
When you press the shutter button
halfway, the <
y
> icon and flash
exposure compensation amount will be
displayed on the LCD monitor and the
<
y
> icon will appear in the viewfinder.
After taking the picture, do step 2 to
reset the flash exposure
compensation amount to zero.
y
Flash Exposure Compensation
N
A bright flash exposure
Flash exposure compensation
making it darker
If the [
7
Custom Functions (C.Fn)
] menu’s [
Auto Lighting Optimizer
]
(p.156) is set to [
0: Enable
], the exposure compensation and flash exposure
compensation may not be effective. In such cases, set it to [
1: Disable
].