Olympus Stylus Verve Stylus Verve Advanced Manual (English) - Page 32

Setting Exposure Compensation

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Setting Exposure Compensation If your subject is extremely bright or dark, or if the contrast between the subject and the background is high, you can adjust the brightness using the exposure compensation feature. You can adjust the exposure between +2.0 and -2.0 in 1/3 EV (Exposure Value) steps. F Taking Pictures 1 Press the OK/MENU button in shooting mode. The top menu is displayed. Press to select [ F ]. F K MODE MENU WB Press or to select the exposure compensation value. :Adjusts towards [+] to give a brighter picture. :Adjusts towards [-] to give a darker picture. SELECT Press the OK/MENU button. The selected exposure compensation value is set. F + 0.0 GO Often bright subjects (such as snow) will turn out darker on the picture than their natural colors. Adjusting towards [+] makes these subjects closer to their real shades. For the same reason, adjust towards [-] when shooting dark subjects. We recommend that you return the exposure compensation value to 0 after taking a picture with an adjusted exposure compensation. If the flash is used, the picture brightness (exposure) may differ from the intended brightness (exposure). 32

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1
Taking Pictures
Setting Exposure Compensation
F
If your subject is extremely bright or dark, or if
the contrast between the subject and the
background is high, you can adjust the
brightness using the exposure compensation
feature. You can adjust the exposure between
+2.0 and –2.0 in 1/3 EV (Exposure Value) steps.
Press the OK/MENU button in
shooting mode.
The top menu is displayed.
Press
to select [
F
].
Press
or
to select the exposure
compensation value.
:Adjusts towards [+] to give a brighter
picture.
:Adjusts towards [–] to give a darker
picture.
Press the
OK/MENU
button.
The selected exposure compensation value is set.
Often bright subjects (such as snow) will turn out darker on the picture than their
natural colors. Adjusting towards [+] makes these subjects closer to their real
shades. For the same reason, adjust towards [–] when shooting dark subjects.
We recommend that you return the exposure compensation value to 0 after
taking a picture with an adjusted exposure compensation.
If the flash is used, the picture brightness (exposure) may differ from the
intended brightness (exposure).
F
WB
K
MODE MENU
0.0
+
GO
F
SELECT