Pentax Optio SV Operation Manual - Page 105

Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation), Press the four-way controller, in the Capture, mode.

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Taking Pictures Four-way controller Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation) You can adjust the overall brightness of the picture. Use this function to take pictures that are intentionally overexposed or 4 underexposed. 1 Press the four-way controller (45) in the Capture mode. The EV compensation bar appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (45) 037 to change the EV setting. To brighten, set a positive (+) value. To darken, set a negative (-) value. You can choose the EV setting in the range of -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. +0.7 -- + 21 0 1 2 The camera is ready to take pictures in approximately 0.5 second. Saving the EV Compensation Value 1p.104 The EV compensation bar does not appear when the display mode is set to [Histogram Display]. 103

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Taking Pictures
4
You can adjust the overall brightness of the picture.
Use this function to take pictures that are intentionally overexposed or
underexposed.
1
Press the four-way controller (
45
) in the Capture
mode.
The EV compensation bar appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (
45
)
to change the EV setting.
To brighten, set a positive (+) value. To
darken, set a negative (–) value.
You can choose the EV setting in the range
of –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps.
The camera is ready to take pictures in approximately 0.5 second.
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)
Saving the EV Compensation Value
1
p.104
The EV compensation bar does not appear when the display mode
is set to [Histogram Display].
Four-way controller
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