Pentax ME-F ME-F Manual - Page 46

AUTO

EXPOSURE

COMPENSATION

In

difficult

lighting

situations

where

there

is

an

extreme

contrast

between

the

subject

and

the

background,

the

auto

exposure

system

tends

either

to

over

or

underexpose

the

subject

somewhat,

which

results

in

the

loss

of

detail.

To

comp.ensate

for

such

situations,

your

ME

F

is

provided

with

an

exposure

compensation

dial

which

overrides

the

influence

of

the

adverse

lighting

source.

MEN

EF

OVER

•

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The

dial

surrounds

the

film

rewind

crank

and

is

scaled

4X,

2X,

1/2X

and

1/4X

(X

indicates

the

exposure

increase

or

decrease

factor).

"Normal

Exposure"

is

obtained

at

the

1X

setting.

Always

keep

the

dial

at

this

setting

when

exposure

compensation

is

not

needed.

Exposure

Increase:

At

the

2X

and

4X

settings

the

camera

is

programmed

automatically

to

double

and

quadruple

the

light

reaching

the

film.

Exposure

Decrease:

Conversely,

at

the

1/2X

and

1/4X

settings,

one-half

and

one-fourth

the

amount

of

light

is

delivered

to

the

film.

To

set

the

Dial:

Place

your

fingers

on

the

outer

rim

of

the

dial

and

turn

it

until

the

figure

representing

the

amount

of

compensation

required

aligns

with

the

orange

index

pointer.

When

exposure

compensation

is

employed,

the

red

LED

beside

the

"EF"

indication

at

the

top

of

the

viewfinder

scale

will

flash

when

you

activate

the

exposure

meter

to

warn

that

an

"exposure

factor"

is

being

employed.

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