Canon SX10IS PowerShot SX10 IS Camera User Guide - Page 136

134 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation Available Shooting Modes p. 284 Adjust the exposure compensation to a positive value to avoid making the subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright background. Adjust the exposure compensation to a negative value to avoid making the subject too bright in night shots or when shot against a dark background. 1 Press button to display the exposure compensation bar. 2 Adjust the exposure compensation. 1. Use the control dial to adjust the exposure compensation. 2. Press the button. • The exposure compensation bar and Exposure the compensation results will display compensation bar in the LCD monitor (or the viewfinder). • When shooting in AEB mode (p. 136), Compensation range during AEB mode the compensation range for AEB shooting is displayed. • With each press of the button, the settings that can be configured with the control dial in each shooting mode will change as follows. mode/Exposure compensation Sequence direction selection/Exposure compensation Shutter speed/Exposure compensation Aperture value/Exposure compensation To Cancel the Exposure Compensation: Follow Step 2 to restore the compensation value to [0]. In movie mode, the exposure shift can be set/canceled (p. 90).