User manual

Shooting

Controlling exposure (Exposure Compensation)

The exposure selected automatically by the camera can be altered to suit your artistic

intent. Choose positive values to make pictures brighter, negative values to make them

darker. Exposure compensation can be adjusted by up to ±5.0 EV.

• Exposure compensation is available in modes P, A, S, ART , and

. To enable

exposure compensation in mode M, select [AUTO] for [ISO] (P. 70).

Negative (–) No compensation (0) Positive (+)

• Exposure compensation can be adjusted by up to ±5.0 EV. The exposure bar in the

display shows values of up to ±3.0 EV. The bar ﬂ ashes when a value outside this range is

selected.

• The viewﬁ nder and live view show the effects of values not exceeding ±3.0 EV.

• To preview the effects of exposure compensation in live view, select [Off] for [Live View

Boost] (P. 167) in G Custom Menu Q.

• During movie recording, exposure compensation can be adjusted by ±3.0 EV.

• In movie mode, exposure compensation can be adjusted when [P], [A], or [S] is selected

for [n Mode] (movie exposure mode).

• The front and rear dials or touch controls can be used to adjust exposure during movie

recording.

 Acc e ss via t he F (Ex posure Compensat ion) Butt on

Hold the F button and rotate the front or rear dial. You can

also hold the F button and use the HI buttons on the

arrow pad.

• To reset exposure compensation, press and hold the Q

button.

S-IS AUTO

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ISO-A

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S-AF

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Exposure

compensation

Exposure

bar

• F (exposure compensation) can be assigned to other controls. Use the [K Button

Function] option (P. 107) in G Custom Menu M to choose the roles played by camera

controls during still photography and the [n Buttons/Dials/Levers] > [n Button Function]

(P. 145) option in the n movie menu to choose roles for movie recording.

 Acc e ss via the Dials

In modes P, A, and S, exposure compensation can be adjusted using the front dial.

Rotate the dial left or right. In mode M, hold the F button and rotate the front or rear

dial.