Nikon 25515 User Manual - Page 49

Exposure Compensation, Restrictions on Exposure Compensation, Cancelling Exposure Compensation

Get Nikon 25515 PDF manuals and user guides View all Nikon 25515 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 49 highlights

More on Photography Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera. Exposure compensation can be set to values between -2.0 EV (underexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexposure) in increments of 1 3 EV. 1.0 8M 1/125 F5.6 15 Press button and rotate command dial until desired setting appears in control panel and shooting display. At settings other than 0.0, icon is displayed in control panel after button is released. Restrictions on Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is not available in manual exposure mode ( (Fireworks show) is selected in scene mode ( 26). 44) or when Cancelling Exposure Compensation To cancel exposure compensation, choose a value of 0.0. In (auto) and scene modes, exposure compensation will be reset to 0.0 when the camera is turned off or another shooting mode is selected. Choosing a Value for Exposure Compensation As a rule of thumb, select positive values when large areas of the frame are very brightly lit (for example, when photographing an expanse of sunlit water, sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject. Choose negative values when large areas of the frame are very dark (for example, when photographing a forest of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main subject. This is because the camera, in order to avoid extreme under- or over-exposure, tends to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the frame is very dark, which can make naturally bright subjects look dim and naturally dark subjects appear over-bright, or "washed out." 39

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
39
More on Photography
Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by
the camera.
Exposure compensation can be set to values between –2.0 EV
(underexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexposure) in increments of
1
3
EV.
Exposure Compensation
Restrictions on Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensation is not available in manual exposure mode (
44) or when
(Fireworks show) is selected in scene mode (
26).
Cancelling Exposure Compensation
To cancel exposure compensation, choose a value of 0.0.
In
(auto) and scene modes,
exposure compensation will be reset to 0.0 when the camera is turned off or another
shooting mode is selected.
Choosing a Value for Exposure Compensation
As a rule of thumb, select
positive
values when large areas of the frame are very brightly
lit (for example, when photographing an expanse of sunlit water, sand, or snow) or
when the background is much brighter than the main subject.
Choose
negative
values
when large areas of the frame are very dark (for example, when photographing a forest
of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main subject.
This is because the camera, in order to avoid extreme under- or over-exposure, tends
to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the frame is
very dark, which can make naturally bright subjects look dim and naturally dark subjects
appear over-bright, or “washed out.”
Press
button and rotate command dial until desired setting ap-
pears in control panel and shooting display.
F5.6
F5.6
F5.6
1/
125
125
1/125
15
15
15
8M
8M
8M
1
.0
.0
1.0
At settings other than 0.0,
icon is displayed in control panel
after
button is released.