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Bright, Dark, and High-Contrast Subjects: The, Button

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Taking Photographs-Beyond Point-and-Shoot Bright, Dark, and High-Contrast Subjects: The Button To obtain the desired results with certain subject compositions (for example, when large areas of the frame are very bright, very dark, or contain areas of strong contrast), it may be necessary to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera. This can be done using exposure compensation. Exposure compensation can be set to values between -2.0 EV (underexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexposure) in increments of 1/ EV. Rotate the command dial 3 while pressing the button. + Press while rotating command dial Exposure compensation displayed in control panel and monitor. At values other than ±0.0, icon is displayed in control panel after button has been released. 85

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Taking Photographs—Beyond Point-and-Shoot
Bright, Dark, and High-Contrast Subjects: The
Button
To obtain the desired results with certain subject compositions (for example,
when large areas of the frame are very bright, very dark, or contain areas of
strong contrast), it may be necessary to alter exposure from the value suggested
by the camera.
This can be done using exposure compensation.
Exposure compensation can be set to values between –2.0 EV (underexposure)
and +2.0 EV (overexposure) in increments of
1
/
3
EV.
Rotate the command dial
while pressing the
button.
Exposure com-
pensation dis-
played in control
panel and moni-
tor.
At values
other than ±0.0,
icon is dis-
played in control
panel after
button has been
released.
Press while rotating
command dial
+