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EV Adjusting the exposure manually

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Basic Operations Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode) EV (Adjusting the exposure manually) Press b ( ) on the control button, then press v (Brighter)/V (Darker) to adjust. To turn off the bar displayed, press the b button again. Toward - Toward + • For details on the exposure, see page 7. • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark conditions, or the flash is used, the exposure adjustment may not be effective. z Adjusting EV (Exposure Value) by displaying a histogram A B Dark Bright A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. Press DISP (Screen display switch) button repeatedly to display the histogram inside the screen. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when skewed to the left side. Set the mode dial to , or Scene selection and adjust EV while checking the exposure with the histogram. A Number of pixels B Brightness • The histogram also appears when playing back a single still image; however exposure cannot be adjusted. 23

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Basic Operations
Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode)
EV (Adjusting the exposure manually)
Press
b
(
) on the control button, then press
v
(Brighter)/
V
(Darker) to adjust.
To turn off the bar displayed, press the
b
button again.
•
For details on the exposure, see page 7.
•
The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments.
•
If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark conditions, or the flash is used, the exposure
adjustment may not be effective.
z
Adjusting EV (Exposure Value) by displaying a histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of
an image. Press DISP (Screen display switch)
button repeatedly to display the histogram inside
the screen. The graph display indicates a bright
image when skewed to the right side, and a dark
image when skewed to the left side. Set the mode
dial to
,
or Scene selection and adjust EV
while checking the exposure with the histogram.
A
Number of pixels
B
Brightness
•
The histogram also appears when playing back a single still image; however exposure cannot be adjusted.
Toward +
Toward –
Bright
Dark
A
B