Nikon COOLPIX S8000 S8000 User's Manual - Page 51
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) in Other Shooting Modes
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Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) in Other Shooting Modes Exposure compensation is also used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera to make pictures brighter or darker in the following shooting modes. • Scene mode (A 55) • Smart portrait mode (A 67) • Subject tracking mode (A 70) 1 Press the rotary multi selector o (exposure compensation). The exposure compensation guide and histogram are displayed. 2 Use the rotary multi selector to adjust exposure and press the k button. To make the picture brighter, apply positive (+) exposure compensation. To make the picture darker, apply negative (-) exposure compensation. Exposure compensation can be set to values between -2.0 and +2.0 EV. 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. 3 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. Exposure compensation guide +0.3 0.0 Exposure compensation Histogram Exposure compensation value +0.3 8 D Exposure Compensation See "Using Exposure Compensation" (A 37) for more information. D Histogram See "Using the Histogram" (A 37) for more information. 39