Nikon COOLPIX B700 Reference Manual - Page 81

Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness) You can adjust overall image brightness. 1 Press the multi selector K (o). 2 Select a compensation value and press the k button. • To brighten the image, set a positive (+) value. • To darken the image, set a negative (-) value. • The compensation value is applied, even without pressing the k button. Guide Exposure compensation Histogram C Exposure Compensation Value • If the setting is applied in j, k, or l mode, it will remain saved in the camera's memory even after the camera is turned off. • Exposure compensation cannot be used in the following shooting modes: - When scene mode (A35) is set to Fireworks show, Multiple exp. Lighten, or Night sky (150 minutes) or Star trails (150 minutes) in time-lapse movie - m (manual) mode (A49) • When the exposure compensation is set while using a flash, the compensation is applied to both the background exposure and the flash output. C Using the Histogram A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guide when using exposure compensation and shooting without the flash. • The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels. • Increasing exposure compensation value shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts tone distribution to the left. 65 Shooting Features Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)