LG S5100 User Manual - Page 46

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker. 1 Press the multi selector o (exposure compensation). The exposure compensation guide and histogram are displayed. 2 Press the multi selector H or I to select a compensation value. To make the image brighter, apply positive (+) exposure compensation. To make the image darker, apply negative (-) exposure compensation. Exposure compensation guide +0.3 0.0 Exposure compensation Histogram Exposure compensation value 3 Press the k button. If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds, the selection will be canceled. When an exposure compensation value other than 0.0 is applied, the value is displayed with the H indicator in the monitor. 4 Press the shutter-release button to take a picture. To exit without altering exposure, return to step 1, change the value to 0.0 and press the k button. +0.3 9 C Exposure Compensation Value The exposure compensation value applied in A (auto) mode is saved in the camera's memory even after the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A (auto) mode is selected. D Using the Histogram A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guide when using exposure compensation and shooting without the flash. • The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels. • Increasing exposure compensation shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts 34 tone distribution to the left.