75Set the exposure compensationamount.• Hold down the <∑> button and turnthe <l> dial to set the desiredexposure compensation amount.• To cancel the exposure compensation,set the exposure compensationamount to < >.Setting Exposure CompensationExposure compensation is used to alter the camera’s standardexposure setting. You can make the image look lighter (increasedexposure) or darker (decreased exposure). The exposurecompensation amount can be set up to +/–2 stops in 1/3-stopincrements.Turn the Mode Dial to any CreativeZone mode except <f>.1Check the exposure setting.• Press the shutter button halfway andcheck the display.23Shoot.4Standard exposure indexExposure level markDecreasedexposureIncreasedexposure• The exposure compensation amount will remain in effect even after youturn the Power switch to < 2>.• When the Mode Dial is set to a Basic Zone mode, the exposurecompensation will be canceled automatically.• If the standard exposure setting is 1/125 sec. and f/5.6, setting theexposure compensation amount to plus or minus one stop will be thesame as setting the shutter speed or aperture value as follows:Shutter speedAperture value–1 stop ← 0 → +1 stop250 ← 125 → 608.0 ← 5.6 → 4.0
