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Varying the Image Brightness

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64 ADVANCED SHOOTING FEATURES Varying the Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Although the camera's exposure is set automatically, you can vary it to change the image brightness in the range of ±2 stops (to 4-times brighter or 1/4-times darker image) in 0.5-stop steps. Use this function to obtain correct brightness (exposure) when there is significant contrast (difference in brightness) in the image. If you want a white object to appear as white as possible, adjust + to increase the exposure. If you want a black object to appear as black as possible, adjust to to decrease the exposure. OK/menu button Operating Procedure Check that the lens barrier is open. Arrow paad 1/3 SELECT AUTO OFF OFF OFF END OK Shooting mode menu 1/3 screen 1. Press the OK/menu button. [The monitor shows the shooting mode menu 1/3. 2/3 SELECT HQ AUTO ON END OK Shooting mode menu 2/3 screen 2. Select by pressing the or arrow pad key. 3. Select a + value (to brighten image) or - value (to darken image) by pressing the or arrow pad key.

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ADVANCED SHOOTING FEATURES
Varying the Image Brightness
(Exposure Compensation)
1/3
AUTO
OFF
OFF
OFF
END
OK
SELECT
OK/menu button
Arrow paad
2/3
END
OK
SELECT
HQ
AUTO
ON
Check that the lens barrier is
open.
1.
Press the
OK/menu button.
[
The monitor shows the shooting mode
menu 1/3.
2.
Select
by pressing the
or
arrow pad key.
3.
Select a + value (to brighten image)
or – value (to darken image) by
pressing the
or
arrow pad
key.
Operating Procedure
Although the camera’s exposure is set automatically, you can vary it to change the
image brightness in the range of ±2 stops (to 4-times brighter or 1/4-times darker
image) in 0.5-stop steps.
Use this function to obtain correct brightness (exposure) when there is significant
contrast (difference in brightness) in the image. If you want a white object to
appear as white as possible, adjust + to increase the exposure. If you want a
black object to appear as black as possible, adjust to
to decrease the exposure.
Shooting mode menu 1/3 screen
Shooting mode menu 2/3 screen