Canon PowerShot A630 PowerShot A640/A630 Camera User Guide Camera User Guide A - Page 59

Adjusting the Exposure Compensation

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Shooting Adjusting the Exposure Compensation Shooting Mode * *Cannot be set in and modes. Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid making the subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright background or to avoid making lights appear too bright in night shots. 1 Turn on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the button several times until the exposure compensation bar is displayed. z Use the or buttons to adjust the exposure compensation and press the button. z Depending on the shooting mode, pressing the button will switch between the setting items as follows: mode/Exposure compensation Exposure compensation/Shooting direction selection Exposure Compensation/AF Frame* Shutter speed/Exposure compensation/AF Frame* Aperture value/Exposure compensation/AF Frame* * The AF frame can only be selected when [AF Frame] is set to [FlexiZone] (p. 47). To Cancel the Exposure Compensation Follow Step 2 to restore the compensation value to [0]. 57

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Shooting
Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid making the
subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright
background or to avoid making lights appear too bright in night
shots.
To Cancel the Exposure Compensation
Follow Step 2 to restore the compensation value to [0].
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation
Shooting Mode
*Cannot be set in
and
modes.
1
Turn on the LCD monitor.
2
Press the
button several times until the
exposure compensation bar is displayed.
Use the
or
buttons to adjust the
exposure compensation and press the
button.
Depending on the shooting mode,
pressing the
button will switch
between the setting items as follows:
*
mode/Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation/Shooting direction selection
Exposure Compensation/AF Frame*
Shutter speed/Exposure compensation/AF Frame*
Aperture value/Exposure compensation/AF Frame*
* The
AF frame can only be selected when [AF Frame] is set to
[FlexiZone] (p. 47).