Ricoh 173573 R10 User Guide - Page 111

Various Shooting Functions Changing the Exposure (Exposure Comp.) The exposure setting enables you to select the brightness level for your picture. Normally, if your subject is centered, backlight compensation is automatically activated, and you can shoot with the correct exposure. In the following cases, or when you intentionally want to change the 1 exposure, you can adjust the exposure setting. Exposure can be specified in the range from -2.0 to +2.0. Setting the level higher (+) makes the picture brighter and lower (-) makes the picture darker. For backlighting When the background is particularly bright, the subject will appear dark (underexposed). In this case, set the exposure level higher (+). When your subject is whitish The entire picture will turn out dark (underexposed). Set the exposure level higher (+). When your subject is darkish The entire picture will turn out bright (overexposed). Set the exposure level lower (-). The same happens when you take a photo of a subject in a spotlight. To change the setting, use the shooting menu or the ADJ./OK button. This section explains easy ways to change the setting with the ADJ./OK button. To use the shooting menu, see "Using the Menu" (GP.81). 1 Press the ADJ./OK button in shooting mode. 2 Press the ADJ./OK button #$ until the exposure compensation bar appears. 3 Press the button !" to set the exposure value. • You can also press the shutter release button to take a picture. 4 Press the ADJ./OK button. • The setting appears on the screen. 109