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Adjusting the Brightness: Exposure Compensation, Exposure Compensation Value

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Basic Photography and Playback: G Easy Auto Mode Adjusting the Brightness: Exposure Compensation By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker. 1 Press o (exposure compensation) on the multi selector. The exposure compensation guide is displayed. 2 Press the multi selector H or I to select a compensation value. To make the subject brighter, adjust the exposure compensation to the "+" side. To make the subject darker, adjust the exposure compensation to the "-" side. +0.3 0.0 Exposure compensation 3 Press the k button. If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds, the selection is cancelled. When set to any value other than 0.0, the value is displayed with the H icon in the monitor. 4 Press the shutter-release button to shoot. To turn off exposure compensation, repeat from step 1 and set the value to 0.0, then press the k button. 30 C Exposure Compensation Value The exposure compensation setting applied in A (auto) mode (A 50) is saved in the camera's 32 memory even after the camera is turned off.

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Basic Photography and Playback:
G
Easy Auto Mode
Adjusting the Brightness: Exposure Compensation
By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image
brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker.
1
Press
o
(exposure compensation) on the
multi selector.
The exposure compensation guide is displayed.
2
Press the multi selector
H
or
I
to select a
compensation value.
To make the subject brighter, adjust the exposure
compensation to the “+” side.
To make the subject darker, adjust the exposure
compensation to the “-” side.
3
Press the
k
button.
If a setting is not applied by pressing the
k
button within a few seconds, the selection is
cancelled.
When set to any value other than
0.0
, the value is displayed with the
H
icon in the
monitor.
4
Press the shutter-release button to shoot.
To turn off exposure compensation, repeat from step 1
and set the value to
0.0
, then press the
k
button.
+0.3
Exposure compensation
0.0
0.0
30
30
C
Exposure Compensation Value
The exposure compensation setting applied in
A
(auto) mode (
A
50) is saved in the camera’s
memory even after the camera is turned off.