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Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation), Locking Image Brightness/Exposure AE Lock

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Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Still Images Movies Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop increments, in a range of -2 to +2. zzPress the button. As you watch the screen, press the buttons or turn the dial to adjust brightness, and then press the button again when finished. XXThe correction level you specified is now displayed. Still Images Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock) Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and exposure separately. 1 Lock the exposure. zzAim the camera at the subject to shoot with the exposure locked. With the shutter button pressed halfway, press the button. XX[ ] is displayed, and the exposure is locked. zzTo unlock AE, release the shutter button and press the button again. In this case, [ ] is no longer displayed. 2 Compose the shot and shoot. zzAfter one shot, AE is unlocked and [ ] is no longer displayed. • AE: Auto Exposure • After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination of shutter speed and aperture value by turning the dial (Program Shift). 81

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Image Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
Still Images
Movies
Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop
increments, in a range of –2 to +2.
z
Press the <
b
> button. As you watch the
screen, press the <
q
><
r
> buttons or turn
the <
5
> dial to adjust brightness, and then
press the <
b
> button again when finished.
X
The correction level you specified is now
displayed.
Still Images
Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock)
Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and
exposure separately.
1
Lock the exposure.
z
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot with
the exposure locked. With the shutter button
pressed halfway, press the <
b
> button.
X
[
]
is displayed, and the exposure is locked.
z
To unlock AE, release the shutter button
and press the <
b
> button again. In this
case, [
] is no longer displayed.
2
Compose the shot and shoot.
z
After one shot, AE is unlocked and [
] is
no longer displayed.
•
AE: Auto Exposure
•
After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination of shutter
speed and aperture value by turning the <
5
> dial (Program Shift).