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EV compensation, Exposure mode, Capture, Exposure

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EV compensation In the Capture menu (see page 35), if you press OK when the EV Compensation option is highlighted, the EV Compensation screen displays. This screen allows you to change the exposure value (EV) that is used when capturing images and recording video clips. In difficult lighting conditions, you can use EV Compensation to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes. EV Compensation settings range from -2.0 EV to reduce the exposure of the image or video clip (darkening it), to +2.0 EV to increase the exposure of the image or video clip (brightening it). Use the buttons to change the EV Compensation setting, then press OK. The default EV Compensation setting is 0.0 (zero). EV Compensation resets to the default 0.0 setting when you turn off the camera. Exposure mode NOTE The Exposure Mode setting does not apply when you are recording video clips. In the Capture menu (see page 35), if you press OK when the Exposure Mode option is highlighted, the Exposure Mode sub-menu displays. The Exposure Mode setting determines how the camera selects the ISO speed, F-number (aperture), and shutter speed for the given scene brightness. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 39

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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips
39
EV compensation
In the
Capture
menu (see
page 35), if you press
OK
when
the
EV Compensation
option is
highlighted, the
EV Compensation
screen displays. This screen allows
you to change the exposure value
(EV) that is used when capturing
images and recording video clips.
In difficult lighting conditions, you can use
EV Compensation
to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera
makes.
EV Compensation
settings range from
-2.0
EV to
reduce the exposure of the image or video clip (darkening it),
to
+2.0
EV to increase the exposure of the image or video clip
(brightening it).
Use the
buttons to change the EV Compensation setting,
then press
OK
. The default
EV Compensation
setting is
0.0
(zero).
EV Compensation
resets to the default
0.0
setting when
you turn off the camera.
Exposure mode
NOTE
The
Exposure Mode
setting does not apply when you
are recording video clips.
In the
Capture
menu (see page 35),
if you press
OK
when the
Exposure
Mode
option is highlighted, the
Exposure Mode
sub-menu displays.
The
Exposure Mode
setting
determines how the camera selects
the ISO speed, F-number (aperture),
and shutter speed for the given scene brightness.