Instruction manual

3736 RECORDING - ADVANCED OPERATION
LCD MONITOR DISPLAY - ADVANCED
Microphone indicator
Exposure compensation
White balance (p. 43)
Digital zoom (p. 52)
Image size (p. 44)
Image quality (p. 44)
Drive mode (p. 40)
Frame counter (p. 45)
Focus signal (p. 27)
Flash modes (p. 28)
Spot-metering area (p. 48)
Date-imprinting indicator (p. 51)
Camera-sensitivity display (p. 47)
Metering-mode indicator (p. 48)
RECORDING - ADVANCED OPERATION
LCD monitor
The LCD monitor will display the exposure-compensation
icon and value. The change in exposure is visible in the
monitor image. Exposure compensation is set automatically
after five seconds or when another camera button is pressed.
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
The camera exposure can be adjusted to make the final picture lighter or
darker by as much as ±2Ev in 1/3 increments with still image and movie
recording. The exposure-compensation value will remain in effect until it has
been reset. Exposure compensation can also be set in the custom 1 section
of the recording-mode menu (p. 46). The function controlled with the left/right keys of the
controller can be changed with the menu, see page 46.
The exposure compensation must be set before the image is captured. When setting the
exposure compensation, the amount of compensation is shown next to the exposure-
compensation icon on the monitor. When set to any value other than 0.0, the icon will
remain on the LCD monitor as a warning. To set the exposure compensation, the monitor
must be on.
Use the left/right controller keys to adjust
the exposure-compensation value.
Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Exposure compen-
sation can be used in these situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy land-
scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the pic-
ture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +2 EV will result in an image with normal tonal values.
In the example above, the dark water caused the camera to overexpose the image making it
bright and washed-out. By compensating the exposure, detail is brought out in the leaves, and
the stones and water appear richer.
Ev stands for exposure value. A
change of one Ev will adjust the
exposure calculated by the cam-
era by a factor of two.
Shooting tips
–2.0Ev–1.0EvCalculated camera
exposure
+2.0 Ev
+1.0 Ev
0.0 Ev
–1.0 Ev
–2.0 Ev
4X as much light
2X as much light
1/2 as much light
1/4 as much light
Calculated exposure
Color mode (p. 49)