Sony DSLR A550 Instruction Manual - Page 94

Press the, button., Adjust the exposure with the, control dial.

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1 Press the button. • The exposure compensation screen is displayed in the viewfinder mode. button 2 Adjust the exposure with the control dial. Toward + (over): Brightens an image. Toward - (under): Darkens an image. 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject. Standard exposure Shooting techniques • Adjust the compensation level by checking the recorded image. • Using bracket shooting, you can shoot multiple images with the exposure shifted to the plus or minus sides (page 110). Note • This item cannot be set when the exposure mode is set to AUTO or Scene Selection. Number of pixels To shoot while checking the screen using the histogram The histogram displays the luminance distribution that shows how many pixels of a particular brightness exist in the picture. To display the histogram, press the DISP button (pages 40 and 115). Dark Light 94

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Adjust the compensation level by checking the recorded image.
Using bracket shooting, you can shoot multiple images with the exposure
shifted to the plus or minus sides (page 110).
Note
• This item cannot be set when the exposure mode is set to AUTO or Scene Selection.
To shoot while checking the screen using the histogram
1
Press the
button.
The exposure compensation screen is
displayed in the viewfinder mode.
button
2
Adjust the exposure with the
control dial.
Toward + (over): Brightens an image.
Toward – (under): Darkens an image.
Standard exposure
3
Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
Shooting techniques
The histogram displays the luminance
distribution that shows how many pixels
of a particular brightness exist in the
picture. To display the histogram, press
the DISP button (pages 40 and 115).
Number of pixels
Dark
Light