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Exp. +/- The Exp. +/- (exposure compensation) menu is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. Exposure can be adjusted in the range -2.0 to +2.0 EV. EXP.+/- + 0.3 0 SET - 0.3 Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value As a rule of thumb, select positive values when large areas of the frame are very brightly lit (for example, when photographing an expanse of sunlit water, sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject. Choose negative values when large areas of the frame are very dark (for example, when photographing a forest of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main subject. This is because the camera, in order to avoid extreme over- or under-exposure, tends to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the frame is very dark, which can make naturally bright subjects look dim and naturally dark subjects appear over-bright, or "washed out." Exposure Compensation At settings other than 0, exposure compensation is shown in the monitor. 15 62

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Exp. +/–
The
Exp. +/–
(
exposure compensation
) menu
is used to alter exposure from the value sug-
gested by the camera, making pictures brighter
or darker.
Exposure can be adjusted in the range
–2.0 to +2.0 EV.
EXP.+/–
+ 0.3
0
– 0.3
SET
Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value
As a rule of thumb, select
positive
values when large areas of the frame are very bright-
ly lit (for example, when photographing an expanse of sunlit water, sand, or snow)
or when the background is much brighter than the main subject.
Choose
negative
values when large areas of the frame are very dark (for example, when photographing
a forest of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main
subject.
This is because the camera, in order to avoid extreme over- or under-exposure,
tends to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the
frame is very dark, which can make naturally bright subjects look dim and naturally
dark subjects appear over-bright, or “washed out.”
Exposure Compensation
At settings other than 0, exposure compensation is
shown in the monitor.
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