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Advanced still image shooting, Adjusting the exposure - dsc p51 manual

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Adjusting the exposure - EV adjustment Mode dial: /SCN/ Used when you want to change the automatic exposure to one of your own choice. The value can be set over a range from +2.0EV to -2.0EV, in 1/3EV increments. Control button MENU button Mode dial a Set the mode dial to , SCN, or . b Press the MENU button. The menu appears. c Select (EV) using b/B. 56 The value of the exposure adjustment is displayed. 0EV 0EV EV WB ISO d Select the exposure adjustment value. Select the exposure adjustment value using v/V. Make your adjustment while confirming the brightness of the background of the subject on the LCD screen. To return to auto adjust mode Return the exposure adjustment value to 0 EV. • (SPOT METER) is not displayed on the menu of the DSC-P51/P31 (page 61). • When the subject is at the brightest or darkest ends of the range, or when you are using the flash, the adjustment value set may not actually be used. Advanced still image shooting Shooting techniques In normal shooting, the camera makes automatic exposure adjustments. Check the image to be shot, if it looks like the image below, you should make manual adjustments. If you are shooting a back-lit person or a snowy scene, make your adjustments in the + plus direction; if you have a dark subject that fills the screen, making your adjustments in the - direction should give the best results. Inadequate exposure t Adjust in the + direction Appropriate exposure Overexposed t Adjust in the - direction

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Adjusting the
exposure
– EV adjustment
Mode dial:
/SCN/
Used when you want to change the
automatic exposure to one of your own
choice. The value can be set over a range
from +2.0EV to –2.0EV, in 1/3EV
increments.
a
Set the mode dial to
, SCN,
or
.
b
Press the MENU button.
The menu appears.
c
Select
(EV)
using
b
/
B
.
The value of the exposure adjustment
is displayed.
d
Select the exposure
adjustment value.
Select the exposure adjustment value
using
v
/
V
.
Make your adjustment while
confirming the brightness of the
background of the subject on the LCD
screen.
To return to auto adjust mode
Return the exposure adjustment value to 0
EV.
•
(SPOT METER) is not displayed on
the menu of the DSC-P51/P31 (page 61).
•
When the subject is at the brightest or
darkest ends of the range, or when you are
using the flash, the adjustment value set
may not actually be used.
Mode dial
MENU button
Control button
0EV
WB
EV
ISO
0EV
Shooting techniques
In normal shooting, the camera makes
automatic exposure adjustments. Check the
image to be shot, if it looks like the image
below, you should make manual adjustments.
If you are shooting a back-lit person or a
snowy scene, make your adjustments in the +
plus direction; if you have a dark subject that
fills the screen, making your adjustments in the
– direction should give the best results.
Inadequate exposure
t
Adjust in the + direction
Appropriate exposure
Overexposed
t
Adjust in
the – direction
Advanced still image shooting