Operating Instructions

Recording
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Recording Mode:
Compensating the Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in
brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.
Note
• The set exposure value is memorised even if the camera is turned off.
• The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the
subject.
• When numerical values for aperture and shutter speed are displayed in Programme AE Mode,
each press of the cursor button 3 switches between Programme Shift and Exposure
Compensation.
• In Aperture-Priority AE Mode, each press of the cursor button 3 switches between Aperture
Setting (P100) and Exposure Compensation.
• In Shutter-Priority AE Mode, each press of the cursor button 3 switches between Shutter
Speed Setting (P100) and Exposure Compensation.
Underexposed
Properly
exposed
Overexposed
Compensate the exposure
towards positive.
Compensate the exposure
towards negative.
Press 3 (È) to switch to Exposure
Compensation operation.
Rotate the control dial to compensate the
exposure.
A Exposure Compensation value
B [EXPO.METER]
• Select [0] to return to the original exposure.
• Rotate the control dial to display the [EXPO.METER]. (P138)
(However, it does not appear in
¿/ Mode.)
A B