Olympus 5050 C-5050 Zoom Reference Manual (11 MB) - Page 133

Exposure compensation TIPS • Often bright subjects (such as snow) will turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting toward + makes these subjects closer to their real shades. For the same reason, adjust toward - when shooting dark subjects. • Pressing when the monitor is turned on and HISTOGRAM is set to ON displays the histogram on the OFF monitor. ON • If you press while holding down , the screen for setting the ON histogram display will appear. You can CANCEL SELECt GO turn the histogram display on and off from this screen. "Histogram display" (P.144) • You can change the position of the histogram target mark. "Changing the position of the histogram target mark" (P.146) • The histogram cannot be displayed in mode. • You can set the aperture by turning the jog dial while holding down 7 in M mode. "Manual shooting" (P.93) Note • If the flash is used, the image brightness (exposure) may differ from the intended brightness. • Exposure compensation cannot correct the image if the surroundings of the subject are extremely bright or dark. Adjusting the image quality and exposure 132