Pentax W80 Gunmetal Gray Optio W80 - Azure Blue Optio W80 Manual - Page 123

Taking Pictures Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation) For adjusting the overall brightness of the picture. Use this function to take pictures that are intentionally overexposed or underexposed. 1 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [EV Compensation]. 3 3 Use the four-way controller (45) Rec. Mode 2/4 to select the EV value. AE Metering To brighten, select a positive (+) value. To darken, select a negative (-) value. Sensitivity AUTO ISO Corction in AUTO ISO64-800 EV Compensation 0.0 You can choose the EV setting in the range Movie D-Range Setting of -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. MENU Exit 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture mode. • When a histogram is displayed in Still Picture Capture mode or Playback mode, you can check whether the exposure is correct (p.29). • EV Compensation cannot be used in b (Auto Picture) or 9 (Green) mode. Saving the EV Compensation setting 1p.143 121