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About, Exposure, Compensation

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=ID (5) ABOUT EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 2 3 SNOIJ.Vki3dO moNvnav III 1 1/2 • • To 1 1/2 :9 Purpose The exposure compensation allows you to deliberately overexposure (brighten) or underexposure (darken) a subject, or compensate for difficult lighting conditions which may fool the camera's built-in exposure meter. How to set 1. Turn the exposure compensation dial to the de- sired compensation value. 2. To set the exposure compensation dial to a posi- tion other than the [ 0 ] position, turn the exposure compensation dial while holding down the exposure compensation dial release button. 3. The bar graph which indicates the compensation value and lig appear in the viewfinder. • Exposure compensation does not work in the Bulb Exposure Mode. • The exposure compensation range is - 3EV to + 3EV in 0.5EV step. • Moving one dot on the bar graph indicates 0.5EV step. • When exposure compensation is used in the Metered Manual Mode, the dots on the bar graph indicate under or overexposure, it is not indicating the exposure compensation value.

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=ID
(5)
ABOUT
EXPOSURE
COMPENSATION
SNOIJ.Vki3dO
moNvnav
III
1
1/2
2
•
•
1
1/2
Purpose
The
exposure
compensation
allows
you
to
deliberately
overexposure
(brighten)
or
underexposure
(darken)
a
subject,
or
compensate
for
difficult
lighting
conditions
which
may
fool
the
camera's
built-in
exposure
meter.
How
to
set
1.
Turn
the
exposure
compensation
dial
to
the
de-
sired
compensation
value.
2.
To
set
the
exposure
compensation
dial
to
a
posi-
tion
other
than
the
[
0
]
position,
turn
the
exposure
compensation
dial
while
holding
down
the
expo-
sure
compensation
dial
release
button.
3.
The
bar
graph
which
indicates
the
compensation
value
and
lig
appear
in
the
viewfinder.
3
To
:9
•
Exposure
compensation
does
not
work
in
the
Bulb
Exposure
Mode.
•
The
exposure
compensation
range
is
-
3EV
to
+
3EV
in
0.5EV
step.
•
Moving
one
dot
on
the
bar
graph
indicates
0.5EV
step.
•
When
exposure
compensation
is
used
in
the
Metered
Manual
Mode,
the
dots
on
the
bar
graph
indicate
under
or
overexposure,
it
is
not
indicating
the
expo-
sure
compensation
value.