Kodak Z981 Extended user guide - Page 27

Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness, Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing

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Taking pictures/videos Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness In P, A, S, and Panorama modes, you can adjust exposure compensation before you take a picture to make your pictures darker or lighter. Only the first picture in Panorama mode can be adjusted-that adjustment is applied to the remaining pictures. (For more about the Jog dial and Exposure Compensation, see page 20.) 1 Turn the Jog dial to choose Exposure Compensation, then press it to edit the setting. Turn the Jog dial to change the setting, then press it to save it. An exposure compensation level is shown on the LCD or EVF, and the image gets darker or lighter. 2 Take the picture when you are satisfied with the exposure compensation level. Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing You can use exposure compensation in conjunction with exposure bracketing to get the best exposure. If the exposure And if the exposure bracketing Then the exposures compensation is set to: interval is set to 0.3 steps: taken are: 0.0 Set the Exposure Bracketing Interval -0.3, 0.0, +0.3 +1.0 in the Capture menu (page 42). +0.7, +1.0, +1.3 -1.0 -1.3, -1.0, -0.7 www.kodak.com/go/support 21

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Taking pictures/videos
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Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness
In P, A, S, and Panorama modes, you can adjust exposure compensation before you
take a picture to make your pictures darker or lighter. Only the first picture in
Panorama mode can be adjusted—that adjustment is applied to the remaining
pictures. (For more about the Jog dial and Exposure Compensation,
see page 20
.)
1
Turn the Jog dial
to choose Exposure Compensation, then press it to edit the
setting. Turn the Jog dial
to change the setting, then press it to save it.
An exposure compensation level is shown on the LCD or EVF, and the image gets darker
or lighter.
2
Take the picture when you are satisfied with the exposure compensation level.
Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing
You can use exposure compensation in conjunction with exposure bracketing to get
the best exposure.
If the exposure
compensation is set to:
And if the exposure bracketing
interval is set to 0.3 steps:
Then the exposures
taken are:
0.0
+1.0
–1.0
Set the Exposure Bracketing Interval
in the Capture menu (
page 42
).
–0.3, 0.0, +0.3
+0.7, +1.0, +1.3
–1.3, –1.0, –0.7